South America 2022

giugno - luglio 2022

Un’avventura di 33 giorni di Lucie Leggi altro

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- 30 giu 2022, 13:00
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 7 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Puerto Ayora -0.760044, -90.3327080°45’36” S 90°19’58” W
Giorno 5
Day 1 in Santa Cruz: The hike
30 giugno 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Sorry for the delay in posting! I've been so busy and my connection has not been great. Although most places in the Galapagos have WiFi the signal is not strong enough to share this many photos. After surviving the ferry journey and checking into my hotel in Sant Cruz, I took the advice of my lovely host, Rocio, and began the hike to Playa Tortuga. I stopped for a coffee and patacones con queso (fried plantain with cheese) in a cute little cafe. I hired a snorkel set from town on my way in the hopes of seeing some exciting marine life. The walk was nice, this one was well paved and only about 2.5km each way, with a beautiful view across the city of Puerto Ayora at the beginning. I then put on my snorkel and got in the ocean...Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore looks like you are having an anazing time so far take care xx
02/07/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore South America 2022
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- 30 giu 2022, 16:00
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitudine: Livello del mare
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Puerto Ayora -0.763513, -90.3432120°45’49” S 90°20’36” W
Giorno 5
Day 1 in Santa Cruz: The Swim
30 giugno 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The water was lovely and not as cold as you often hear of it being. Unfortunately, this particular day it wasn't clear enough to see much under the water and I didn't get much footage in the ocean. However, around the underwater thicket you can see pictured, were sharks! I hadn't noticed at first as I had my snorkel on but a kind soul pointed out to me that I was swimming amongst them. They are not dangerous to humans and it felt amazing as you could clearly see them passing by, in and out of the bush.
Unfortunately I didn't get any footage but it was definitely an experience I will remember. I then left the ocean and began the walk back. Again, amongst a lot of wildlife. As you can see from the video, there was a heron, marine iguanas and a seal lion all within metres of each other! I was then lucky enough to see a pelican hunting for fish in the ocean. I watched someone throw him an already dead fish but he turned his nose up - clearly wanted a fresh tea that afternoon! I continued my walk and...Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore those waves look very big good job you was not on a boat 😘 xx
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- 30 giu 2022, 17:00
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 11 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Puerto Ayora -0.763311, -90.3402940°45’48” S 90°20’25” W
Giorno 5
Day 1 in Santa Cruz: The Booby
30 giugno 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
As I walked back along this gorgeous beach, I continued to see a lot of wildlife, including the very inquisitive (and surprisingly fast) marine iguana in the video. I had to move quickly so as not to get too close; the rule in the Galapagos is to always keep 6ft from the wildlife - it's their home, not ours and to leave everything as you found it. Leave only your footprints in the sand. I then saw another path off to the side (pictured with prickly pear cacti either side), I wondered what was down there and boy am I glad I did! I came across another blue footed booby, sat on a rock. I spent some time watching him and managed to capture some good footage. It was amazing to be so close to such a rare creature! I think this is a place that you could never really get used to. I then walked back to my apartment and being very tired from the boat and the day, had a quiet evening in.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore you can always manage to find a book shop 😂
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- 1 lug 2022, 10:00
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitudine: 615 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Isla Santa Cruz -0.625236, -90.3841640°37’31” S 90°23’3” W
Giorno 6
Los Gemelos
1 luglio 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
My second day in Santa Cruz started well with a lovely cooked breakfast from my host, Rocio. I had a tour booked into he Highlands to see some more tortoise and on the way my guide, William, asked if I would like to stop as Los Gemelos. I said yes and, not really sure what to expect, I followed his direction to the entry point and followed the trail around. It was an outstanding sight! You can see that it was quite windy and a little wet, that's because the climate on the Galapagos varies depending on where you are. While the beaches and surrounding areas can be quite arid; the Highlands are full of vegetation and nearly constant mist like rain. Los Gemelos are two craters formed by unstable ground left by underground magma activity in the middle of a forest of Scalesia. As the sign says, 'Even apparent destruction can great beauty.'Leggi altro
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- 1 lug 2022, 11:00
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 413 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Isla Santa Cruz -0.653435, -90.4057140°39’12” S 90°24’21” W
Giorno 6
Lava Tunnels
1 luglio 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
William then asked if I wanted to stop at the lava tunnels on my way to the tortoise and of course I said yes. He then pointed at the entrance and said he'd meet me at the exit 😳 It was a little daunting walking through alone but a spectacular sight! You can see the tiny gap I had to crawl through in between two planks of wood midway through and I'll be honest I did think about turning back. I'm glad I pushed on because it was a fascinating experience.Leggi altro
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- 1 lug 2022, 12:00
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 419 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Isla Santa Cruz -0.653437, -90.4049460°39’12” S 90°24’18” W
Giorno 6
Las tortugas!
1 luglio 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Next up on my tour was the big one, the moment I had been waiting for, El Chato Reserva. It was indescribable, the feeling of being so close to these majestic animals. On the drive in we came across a tortoise just sat in the middle of the road. There are many signs in that part of the island to be careful of tortoise when on the road. I was grouped with a really nice American-Polish family who graciously took lots of photos of me with the tortoise too. At the start our lovely guide, Juan, showed us the passion fruit and guava that grows organically on the land and encouraged us to pick some up, open with our hands and enjoy the fruits. He did warn us not to touch the poisoned apples though, they're dangerous to humans but for tortoise work as a laxative after their big feeds. Juan was so informative and made the tour a wonderful experience with his extensive knowledge. I have so many more photos and videos than I can upload but it was definitely one of the best experiences of my life. At the end Polina and I got into old tortoise shells ourselves and had a good laugh trying to squeeze in.Leggi altro
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- 1 lug 2022, 14:00
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitudine: 14 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Puerto Ayora -0.740626, -90.3036710°44’26” S 90°18’13” W
Giorno 6
Darwin Research Centre
1 luglio 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Next up was the Darwin Research Centre which I have been looking forward to visiting for months due to their tortoise breeding program. Our guide for la ruta de la tortuga was Rubén who had extensive knowledge on the animals and the current breeding programs going on. He first shared a lot of the history of the island and the centre with us and then we toured the breeding itself. Ruben explained that the tortoise are bred there and kept there until they are able to be released into the wild at 5 years old. The larger tortoises you can see were pets (it was possible to have a giant tortoise in your garden in the Galapagos up until the 1950's) and so are now too used to captivity. The smallest babies you can see are just 6 months old! I was then able to tour the fascinating exhibition hall, which shared information all about the centre, it's aims and it's programs at lesuire. A fascinating experience!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Wow what an experience xx
03/07/22Risposta
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- 1 lug 2022, 17:00
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 7 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Puerto Ayora -0.743176, -90.3052180°44’35” S 90°18’19” W
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Giorno 6
The Beach
1 luglio 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Finally, as it was my last day in the Galapagos I wanted to have one last swim in the ocean. I went straight to the beach near the the research centre (having to hop over a pile of iguanas on my way) and had my last dip in this lovely part of the world. I also met a police officer who told me that there is very little crime on the Galapagos and their focus is on protecting the animals (at least I think that's what he said we were speaking in Spanish...) And I began to wonder if the met do transfers to paradise...Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Wow !!!!!
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Viaggiatore South America 2022
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- 1 lug 2022, 20:00
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitudine: 6 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Puerto Ayora -0.743872, -90.3113030°44’38” S 90°18’41” W
Giorno 6
Last evening in the Galapagos
1 luglio 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
For my last evening in the Galapagos I went out to eat at a restaurant I had heard was really good for vegetarian food, which is difficult to find out here. On my way I came across a group doing a public performance of traditional Ecuadorian dance in the public square and they were gorgeous!Leggi altro
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- 2 lug 2022, 12:00
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitudine: 33 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Seymour Baltra Island -0.465497, -90.2746020°27’56” S 90°16’29” W
Giorno 7
Arrived in Baltra
2 luglio 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It was now time to say goodbye to my lovely host Rocio and eat another of her muy delicioso breakfasts! To get to the airport I had to get a taxi to the other side of the island, then another boat (luckily this one was calm and only took 10 minutes) and then finally a bus. I'm so sad to be leaving the Galapagos (don't think the sealions wanted me to board the boat either) and I think it has overtaken Rio as my favourite place on earth but the silver lining at least is that I am now on my way to see mi amiga Tiana and learn more about yoga from her in the Peruvian jungle...Leggi altro
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