In Darwin’s footsteps . . .

We have stopped in the bay where Darwin’s ship the Beagle anchored and where he first explored the islands on land up to Darwin’s Lake. It actually felt a bit odd walking in his footsteps considering the impact on history he had.

Our ship was purpose built for the Galapagos expedition market. Six Zodiac tenders that are stored internally and deployed each day to get us around to various beaches and landings for either a “feet wet” or “feet dry” landing. The tenders have hydraulic ramps in the bow that make getting on/off much easier.

Where the big X is on the side of the ship are large doors that open up and there is a hoisting system that deploys/recovers the tenders from a dedicated internal Tender Deck area

On our first day we all were fitted out for our wetsuits & snorkelling kit that is stored in organized racks in the Wet Deck area. For the daily activities, we sign up the night before and then are assigned a tender number. Getting on and off the tender is a very safe and well orchestrated drill.

All very well organized. We have sea legs now✅✅Read more