San Cristóbal

One of the highlights of staying in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno was the entertainment provided by Galapagos sea lions - they are so silly and funny 🤣, especially the babies. And the dads 😄.

The new sendero (path) to Playa Baquerizo was beautiful, through mixed arid vegetation on lava rocks and sand. We had the beach to ourselves, watching marine turtles and marine iguanas feeding on algae in the lagoon, a sea lion floating about, and a blue-footed booby diving for fish. The moment I stood at the water's edge for a closer look the male sea lion emerged to say "that's too close", and proceeded to come up the beach, sit on our gear, lie on the rock Mark had been sitting on, roll in the sand, showing us that it's HIS beach. Soooo funny. And cute 🥰.

Spending time with Jose, Caro and Inti was a real treat; Molly enacted a Christmas tree / affirmations project with Inti and his friend Pablo, with help from Caro and I. We shared meals and spent time hanging out chatting about life, Galapagos, and reminiscing about them visiting us in Perth and in Darwin. And their hospitality was superb. We highly recommend Hotel Casa Playa Mann!

A lovely, peaceful re-introduction to Galapagos.Les mer