Santa Cruz - Galapagos

Left our bags in Bogotá and headed to the Galapagos with just our swimsuits and snorkel gear! There is such an incredible amount and diversity of wildlife on these islands that we felt incredibly privileged to see and snorkel and dive with.

Santa Cruz is the most touristy/commercial of the islands, with lots of souvenir shops and nice restaurants. But still you can see sea lions lying everywhere through the town, and looking into the water from the pier you see golden rays and baby blacktip reef sharks.

We went on two dives, to Gordon's Rock where we saw a whole family of hammerheads! And to Seymour where we saw some sleeping white tips.Read more