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  • Day 47

    Galapagos (1) - Santa Cruz

    April 16, 2022 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    We are going to the Galápagos Islands 🐢🦭🦈 - exiting level 💯
    The Galápagos Islands may just inspire you think differently about the world. The creatures that call the islands home, many found nowhere else in the world, act as if humans are nothing more than slightly annoying paparazzi.
    In fact, most of the islands are devoid of vegetation and some look more like the moon than Hawaii. The isolated group of volcanic islands and its fragile ecosystem has taken on almost mythological status as a showcase of biodiversity.

    After we arrived in Puerto Ayora, we just walked to the pier to book the tickets for the ferry to Isla Isabela for the next day and we were just so surprised by the animals on and around the pier. Sea lions 🦭 were chilling on the benches of the pier, pelicans were looking for fishes, rays, water turtles 🐢 and sharks 🦈 were swimming directly in front of us. We couldn’t believe our eyes.
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