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Galapagos to Quito: Cold Weather is Toxic to My Skin. June 26. On the bus ride to the airport for my Galapagos to Quito flight, there were no seats left. The bus was actually leaving about 15 minutes early because it was already full and the only place to sit was on the bus step next to the chubby mid-50’s Ecuadorian bus-ticket lady who was the wife of the driver. As the bus pulled away to get to the airport...
Isla Santa Cruz: Casually Goodbying Gorgeous Galapagos. June 25. I met a young guy without a face today on Isla Santa Cruz. He was German, about 22 years old, and the entire right side of his face was bandaged. I asked him if he had a good story for me. He told me that he was riding a mountain bike close to Volcan Sierra Negra on Isla Isabela and when he fell on his face and the gravel was crushed...
Isla Floreana to Isla Santa Cruz: The Vomiting. June 24. Time to get back to a center, so I went down to the docks at 10am to find a boat driver that was heading from Isla Floreana to Isla Santa Cruz later in the day and found a captain who would take me for $30. There are no tour operators and there is no one to sell you a ticket to get from Isla Floreana to Isla Santa Cruz if you did...
Isla Santa Cruz to Isla Floreana – Fantasyland? June 21. My nickname, Beaver, is ‘Castor’ in Spanish, French and Portuguese. It is the only name I use here in South America. I never use a last name and treat my first name like I am Elvis or Madonna. In South America you have to write your name often on tickets, and with no surname usually the man calling names from a group list smirks when he calls out only ‘Castor.’ ...
Galapagos: Isla San Cristóbal to Isla Santa Cruz: A Man Needs a Rest. June 20. Yesterday I changed hostels because I was having internet trouble. I asked the new hostel before I moved in if they had ‘Agua Caliente,’ hot water. I asked two different people at two different times. Both times I was told, “Si!” So, I took my bag of life to the room they directed me up the stairs towards. And then I did not have hot...
Isla Isabela, Galapagos Swimming with Sea Lions. June 14 It was an easy start. I had sleep last night. It was a treat. I checked out of my hostel and headed to the square of the Puerto Villamil for breakfast and seen that a stage was being built with huge band speakers. A party! So, I asked someone who could speak English and they told me that there was a grand fiesta tonight in honor of Father’s Day, and the...
Galapagos: Isla Isabella Snorkelling, and Boobies, Crabs, Penguins and Iguanas. June 12. A 6am alarm is a disturbing sound when you have only had a few hours of sleep. This is absurd. I need to rest somewhere. Too much is going on and too much awesome is happening. Once I washed the black rings around my eyes and I said goodbye to Stephanie, I headed to the pier to catch a $30 boat ride to Isla Isabela, the largest island...
Guayaquil to Galapagos Islands – Really, I am in the Galapagos? Awesome! 10 June Getting up at 6am after going to bed at 2am is not a pleasant experience for me. At those times I am really glad no one else is around to have to deal with my mental demeanour. I like a solid 8 of sleep, just to restock the cerebral cabinet. A taxi to the airport. Today is Guayaquil to Galapagos Islands. I was told that I...
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