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It’s been a good day in Cuenca! The first order of business was to get a covid test for re entry into the US. There’s not a lot of information where they are available online, sort of crazy considering the number of people who need to get them to travel. I found a clinic nearContinue reading “Cajas National Park”

Today was a travel day. To get to the airport, one must take a bus, take a ferry, take another bus. The airport is located on Baltra island. The US built a WWII runway there to mainly protect the Panama Canal. So, the transport shuffle went surprisingly smooth and I arrived with plenty of time.Continue reading “Travel Day”

Today a bike rental was in order to explore some of the island. Los Gamelos, or The Twins, is in the highlands and are basically two huge deep pits where lava cooled and contracted, then the tops collapsed in. It felt and looked like a rain forest there, especially with mist and light rain comingContinue reading “Bike Ride to Lava pit, Tortoise ranch and a Brewery”

Got in to Puerto Ayora yesterday morning, took a nap, toured the Charles Darwin Research Station, found a great brewery, went diving today and saw lots of sharks (no hammerheads ), rays, an eel eating a sea snake and lots of fish . Can’t wait to get pics and videos off my GoPro, stay tuned.

TodayI took a boat and snorkel tour to Los Tuneles or tunnels which lies about 15 miles to the east of town. As always, the boat ride was thrilling as we surged through 6-10 foot swells. The best part was at the end when we had to exit where the waves were breaking. We bobbedContinue reading “Exploring Isabela Island”

I absolutely felt like I was on another planet today while hiking through the lava field on Volcán Sierra Negra. This surreal and barren landscape was something I’ve never experienced. The volcano is one of the more active volcanoes on the island – the most recent eruption being in 2018. It is also the secondContinue reading “Hiking Volcan Sierra Negra”

Sitting here having a beer at the Hotel Jungla looking out at the sea. Slept really well last night, and got into town early to find breakfast. Had not made plans, but when a shopkeeper offered me a bike, I accepted. The hotel is on the road/path that goes to the wall of tears. BeingContinue reading “Bike Ride to the “Wall of Tears” on Isabela”

Today was the day I was dreading… two 2 hour boat rides were required to get to Isabela island, where I am now. The first left at 7 AM and arrived on Santa Cruz Island at 9. After a 6 hour layover walking around Puerto Ayora, the second was supposed to leave at 3. Well,Continue reading “Changing Islands – Travel Day”

Some pictures from our trip around the island today. Seas were rough! Visibility snorkeling not so great. Taking the ferry tomorrow to Isabella island.

The internet here on the islands is challenging, which one might expect. Like stepping back in time to dial up speeds. Facebook seems to be more forgiving, but posting videos is pretty much impossible. Anyways, crossing my fingers, here goes. This morning I wanted to take the 30 minute walk to the other local beachContinue reading “Exploring San Cristobal”