It’s a 26 hour trip to the Galápagos from London. That’s including 4 hour waits in Bogata and Quito. The cool weather of those two cities turned to bright sunshine as we landed at the airport on Baltra island. You pay your $100 and get your Continue Reading →

Buses only run to the airport in the morning so we had to catch a taxi. Waited at the airport for our sailing companions. There was an American couple in their 70s, a New Zealand couple of a similar age, an English/Australian woman travelling on Continue Reading →

Anchored in the early morning in the flooded caldera at Genovesa Island. The overnight voyage had pitched us quite dramatically, nearly falling out of the bunks on a couple of occasions. Three quarters of the caldera remain, giving us some shelter here. But the morning Continue Reading →

Another rough night, though no seasickness. This time we sailed into the wind so less pitching but more vertical movement. Brilliant blue skies when we awoke in James Bay. A wet landing on the beach and then a walk along low lava cliffs to see Continue Reading →

Finally a quiet and stable night, moored somewhere off the northern coast of Isabella. The boat motored in the morning to Punta Vicente Roca, next to the Equador volcano; one that had half collapsed, perhaps a thousand years ago, causing a tsunami. We anchored in Continue Reading →

Short morning trip across to the newest island, Fernandina. This was our favourite landing. It had briefly erupted just 2 months ago; the first time in 10 years. The volcano dominated the background but the shore was sand, black lava and green seaweed rockpools. Seismic Continue Reading →

A murky morning but we rose early for a panga ride into the mangroves of Bahia Elizabeth. A training area for pelicans. Lots of turtles and rays in the shallow water. Perhaps more interesting was the sealion which pursued the panga when we left the Continue Reading →

Sunny at our mooring in the bay at Puerto Villamil. A bit of a shock to see lights. The Sierra Negra volcano was covered in cloud. A panga to the port. Sealion pups were playing on the path and learning how to lie on the Continue Reading →

Awoke in the busy harbour at Puerto Ayora. Again saw the luxury 1920s boat ‘Grace’; once owned by Princess Grace of Monaco. The website doesn’t tell you the price. Drove up to the top of the island to visit the 2 craters that sit either Continue Reading →

Various spontaneous creations and patterns spotted by Kim. Her photos.