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Galapagos day five
23 janvier 2018, Équateur 🌧 6 °C
Wow! Amazing! Fantastic!

I will go straight to the highlight.

We saw a male and female orca hunting for food.
Absolutely incredible. Apparently you might see this once every two years.

Oh and Isabela and Fernandina islands today.

We were out in the zodiacs and these two orcas were jumping and diving as they chased their prey. In this case turtles. They would swim right under our boats and then jump right in front of us. There were also swarms of frigates diving and picking at the poor turtle. Pretty gruesome.

The frigates were flying about 10 cms from our heads - it was crazy! Tippi would have been nervous!

We were looking at iguanas and sea lions along the shore but that went by the wayside as soon as the orcas made their presence known.

In the afternoon ses lions iguanas crabs and birds. And a wild ocean.En savoir plus
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Galapagos day five continued
23 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 23 °C
Margy Walsh He is stunning
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Margy Walsh Did not want to chat
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Margy Walsh That is a creepy photo I think
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Margy Walsh His colouring is wonderful
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Galapagos day five - the ocean
23 janvier 2018, Équateur ☀️ 29 °C
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Galapagos last of day three
23 janvier 2018, Équateur 🌙 26 °C
In the afternoon a walk along the beach and cliffs.
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Margy WalshBeautiful creatures so gentle & soft
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Lisa NewmanBinky! Have only just caught up with all your adventures. Other than Disneyland and the seals, I've made one horrified face after another - iguanas and giant crabs that would give me nightmares!
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Galapagos last of day five
23 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 29 °C
Mum and I and the selfies after a few pina coladas!
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Margy Walsh OMG I look too pale no point in wearing make up but I look like a ghost
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Galapagos day six
24 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 23 °C
Isabela island today.

Nice walk in the morning looking at the turtles and land iguanas followed by a cool dip in the ocean.
Its so humid you end up dripping in sweat. Luckily it was abit overcast.
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Margy Walsh We met him walking he would be quite old maybe 100 years old when you look into their eyes they are to me very sad looking Y seem to be very distant
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Margy Walsh Isn't he beautiful I think he is smiling just sits there all day
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Margy Walsh This guy is very handsome again just sitting
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Galapagos day six continued
24 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 23 °C
The shell in the photo has about 16 different poisons in it which can kill you in seconds!

The turtle in the photo was an older male that died right on the path (possibly of old age) two years ago.
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Last of Galapagos day six
24 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 23 °C
In the afternoon we had a zodiac ride around the mangroves seeing turtles penguins and birds.

If you zoom in on the penguin shot you can see birds in the background - they blend into the rocks.

A visit to the captain's deck and then my favorite time happy hour with a pina colada on the lower outside deck as we cruise. Its so nice laying on the couches looking at the ocean and the birds.

We often see schools of dolphins.

Interesting fact is that sharks are attracted to boats the theory being that they have learnt that food may be available from experiences with fishing vessels.
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Galapagos birds
24 janvier 2018, Équateur ☀️ 21 °C
Margy Walsh This is a finch Darwin was fascinated by these birds there were much prettier ones than this one
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Mary MaroskeLook st that blue water - gorgeous
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Galapagos trees
26 janvier 2018, South Pacific Ocean ⛅ 29 °C
Tree beauty
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Galapagos trees two
26 janvier 2018, South Pacific Ocean ⛅ 28 °C
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Galapagos catamaran
25 janvier 2018, Équateur ☁️ 20 °C
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Galapagos catamaran two
25 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 32 °C
Margy Walsh Love siesta time after a lovely lunch
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Mary MaroskeBoat looks smazing
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Meaghan's TravelsIt was heaven!
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Galapagos more trees!
26 janvier 2018, South Pacific Ocean ⛅ 29 °C
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Galapagos crew
25 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 32 °C
Our naturalist was german but has lived in the Galapagos for over 30 years. Very knowledgeable and passinate about the wildlife and the landscape.

She lives on Florena the oldest island and owns 8 acres about half of which she farms. Lives very simply - very much one with the land!

The bursur (or as the sign to his office said - hotel manager!) Carlos as I mentioned was fantastic - he looked after mum wonderfully. Very attentive and caring. And it was his first time as the bursur - he told mum he was very nervous. A very sweet and gentle person.

The crew were also excellent in getting mum in and out of the zodiac. Miguel the engineer always had a smile and was great with marge.En savoir plus
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Margy Walsh Miguel was very strong he was able to lift me straight of the boat no problem He hated guests bringing black sand back on the boat bit hard when its all volcanic
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Margy Walsh Last night I actually made a thank you speech to the crew, Carlos Plus the other guests who were so tolerant of me & my problems & naturally Meaghan without her I would not be there
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Margy Walsh The sand got somehow into the engine
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Galapagos day seven
25 janvier 2018, Équateur 🌬 15 °C
Isabel island today.

Last day!

One of the volcanoes on this island is due to erupt any day. We are wallking on part of that volcano today - not the part due to erupt though! Its a shield volcano so the lava path is apparently predictable.

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Galapagos day seven continued
25 janvier 2018, Équateur 🌬 15 °C
In the afternoon we went to a turtle breeding centre and then a lovely but hot walk back to the beach where my reward was a pina colada and a sea view!
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Margy Walsh Isn't he beautiful so tame & quite old
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Galapagos last of day seven
25 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 21 °C
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Goodbye Galapagos!
26 janvier 2018, Équateur 🌙 23 °C
Goodbye Galapagos!

What a wonderful cruise! Really fantastic.

If you want to see the Galapagos a cruise is the only way to go.

You can island hop and do day trips but you will spend long hours in boats and the towns are not very interesting. Plus its a hassle in the heat and humidity. But about 70% of tourists island hop.

Our group were often the only people at a site on an island. Then lounging on deck was wonderful!

So for me its a cruise all the way!En savoir plus
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Margy WalshYep cruise all the way expensive but worth it for me especially for me plus my guardian
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Farewell Margy :(
27 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 26 °C
We flew to Guayaquil and checked into the lovely Wyndham hotel on the river. Luxory after 4 weeks on the road. All we want to do is lay in bed and watch tv. We didn't leave the hotel and only saw Guayaquil from the airport shuttle.

So the next day Margy set off to Los Angeles via Bogota then to Sydney the following day. She is booked into the Hilton in LA for one night with a late check out. Its great having the wheelchair assistance for Marge as they take you through immigration and customs and right to your taxi/shuttle and make sure you don't miss any connecting flights.

I took her to the airport and see her off then back to the hotel to have more breakfast from the amazing buffet. Then to my hotel room and back to bed. Its so lovely doing nothing and I am glad my earlier flight got changed to late afternoon.

Next its Quito for a night then I start my private Ecuador tour!

But first a selection of Margy on tour photos!En savoir plus
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Mary MaroskeOur Havana tour was in a hot pink car also. Driven by a doctor
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Meaghan's TravelsYes the taxi and car drivers are the rich in Cuba
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27 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 28 °C
Margy Walsh She is right so painful
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Margy Walsh OMG look worse than usual & dwarf like
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27 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 32 °C
Margy Walsh From the guide I look awful but I felt awful
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Margy Walsh This true not fair
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Margy Walsh Have to wear glasses when reading as my left eye had a clot in it last year been having injections but have stopped since I had the stroke hope to start again soon always losing the glasses on strings now hate to lose them they are French & were a bargain at $450 AUD
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A day in a hotel
27 janvier 2018, Équateur ⛅ 26 °C
My day in the Wyndham hotel Guayaquil.
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Off to the Amazon
26 février 2018, Équateur ☀️ 24 °C
Sacha Lodge to be precise. But very hard to get out of my Wyndham Hotel bed - could have stayed there all day watching TV.

So the amazon is an hour flight, 2 1/2 hours by boat, a 20 minute walk and then a half hour canoe ride away!

It produces 75% of the world's oxygen - the lungs of the world.
Ecuador's amazon is small but has an extensive biodiversity.

The lodge is upmarket and when at capacity accommodates 65 guests. We have about 40 I think. You are divided into groups of 4 -5 and each group had a naturalist and a native guide. The native guide spots the animals/insects.

Only ceiling fans in the room and the fast speed is not that fast but its a very nice room and bathroom. There is also a balcony with a hammock but not sure if it will be too humid to lay in.

Think I will be having several cold water showers a day. So humid!

So after snacks, briefings and room settling we have dinner and then do a night walk.

Its beautiful here and the jungle is lush. No rain for a couple of weeks which is unusual but we are lucky that it rained earlier as it means more animals and insects will come out. When its hot they are hard to spot.

So early starts - 5.30am! We will do walks and/or canoe trips morning, late afternoon and night. Siesta time during the hottest part of the day.En savoir plus
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Amazon 1st night
26 février 2018, Équateur ☀️ 24 °C
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