Category Archives: Travel Ecuador

North Seymore Island – Galapagos Day 4

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Written on December 14, 2011 We have one last visit before catching our flight back to the mainland. Just north of Baltra is the small island of North Seymore.  Due to its proximity to Baltra it is heavily touristed and … Continue reading →

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Floreana Island – Galapagos Day 3

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Written December 13, 2011 Our first activity on Floreana Island started with a wet landing, meaning the dinghy stops just short of the beach and we disembark barefoot into the surf. This is an olivine beach, a brown volcanic sand … Continue reading →

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Espanola Island – The Best of the Galapagos

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Written December 12, 2011 After a mostly calm night of gently rocking, except for the anchor dropping at around 2AM, we arose early before the breakfast call and climbed to the top deck for our first view of Espanola. A … Continue reading →

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Galapagos – Day 1

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Written December 11, 2011 To tour the Galapagos Islands typically takes 7 nights /8 days, but it is often broken up into a 4 night/ 5 day and a 3 night/ 4 day tour. Two years ago Don and I … Continue reading →

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Rain Forest – Day 2, Mindo Ecuador

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Written December 10, 2011 Our morning starts early with coffee in the main house just before six. Fernando has promised to show my mother the toucans. At day break we head out in a taxi on a road that winds … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Rain Forest, Mindo Ecuador

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Written December 9, 2011 El Monte Eco Lodge is located in the Ecuadorian rain forest outside of Mindo. Although it is just ten miles north of Quito as the crow flies, it takes two to three hours winding through the … Continue reading →

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Slow Boat to Coca, Amazon Basin, Ecuador

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Written Deceber 8, 2011 Our last morning at the Sani Lodge we breakfasted at 6AM to be ready with our bags packed by 6:30am. At 6:31 we boarded the paddle canoe to head back to the Napo River. Normally this … Continue reading →

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Traditional Lunch at the Sani Community Center, Amazon Basin, Ecuador

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Written December 7, 2011 Sani Lodge – Day 4 Continued The second activity for the day is a visit to the local Sani village where the woman’s association has prepared a traditional lunch for us. We arrive starving but first … Continue reading →

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Clay Lick – Day 4 at Sani Lodge, Amazon

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Written December 7, 2011 5AM breakfast call. Way too early but made easier with the strong Ecuadorian coffee. By 6AM we were heading back down the Napo River to Yasuni National Park (about an hour) to see the clay licks, … Continue reading →

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Piranha Fishing – Day 3 at Sani Lodge, Amazon

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Written December 6, 2011 During dinner the previous night the rain had started again. By bedtime it was raining pretty hard and it continued on and off most of the night. At day break it was still raining. By breakfast … Continue reading →

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