
Galapagos Island Dispatch
October 1, 2018 – Off on Our Galapagos Cruise!

Saying goodbye to our friends

Our hotel, the Red Mangrove Hote, has a privileged location in town, and offers each guest a bicycle to cycle around Puerto Ayora

Joselyn, our naturalist guide, met us in the morning to take us to the Charles Darwin Station

Barb and Joselyn walking in Santa Cruz island

Hiking at Cerro Mesa, the interior of Santa Cruz Island

Henry catching a photo of a giant tortoise at Cerro Mesa, Santa Cruz Island

Giant Tortoise

Examining giant tortoise poop

The flowers

Joselyn and Susan at the lookout – island high point

Barb at Las Grietas in Puer5to Ayora

Don and Barb at lunch

Margaret enjoying a book at lunch time

Henry reading about the Galapagos’ birds

Kevin and Kim, brother and sister, enjoying the cruise

Barb

Henry Fuller

Margaret Suanez

Morning breakfast on the cruise

Joselyn, our naturalist, getting ready to take us snorkeling

Margaret off for a snorkel

Spencer family all going snorkeling

Susan also joined for a swim
Team off for a snorkel