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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 17 – Española Island (Galapagos Islands), Ecuador

    Sunday 15 December 2024Highlights: Sea Lions, Snorkelling, Hiking rocky terrain. Today was our first full day in our new home for the week, the Reina Silvia Voyager. I woke up a little earlier than planned. There was some rocking of the catamaran during the night as we moved from Santa Cruz Island to Española Island…

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 16 – Quito to Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

    Saturday 14 December 2024Highlights: Giant tortoises, the Santa Cruz Island landscape, exploring the Reina Silvia Voyager We were up before 4 am to prepare for our early morning flight to the Galapagos Islands. A breakfast pack was waiting for us as we boarded our transport for the airport.

  • Flight Review – AV1632 Quito to Baltra (via Guayaquil)

    Avianca AirlinesDate: 14 December 2024Flight Number: AV1632Gate: A Seat: 21C & 21D (Economy)Plane: Airbus 320First Leg Boarded: 07:27 (Group E 0:37)First Leg Pushback: 08:06 (Scheduled 07:51)First Leg Take off: 08:19First Leg Arrived: 09:03 (Scheduled 09:14)First Leg Actual Duration: 57 minutesSecond Leg Boarded: 09:53 Second Leg Pushback: 10:34 Second Leg Take off: 10:47Second Leg Arrived: 11:31 Second…

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 15 – Quito, Ecuador

    Friday 13 December 2024Highlights: Hummingbirds Paradise Alambi Reserve, El Quetzal de Mindo (Chocolate Factory), Mariposario Mariposas de Mindo (Butterfly Farm) Setting out at 7.30 am we had a day of adventure and discovery on the final day of our Ecuador’s Amazon and Volcanoes tour. Today’s activities were replacements for not being able to stay in…

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 14 – Baños to Quito, Ecuador

    Thursday 12 December 2024Highlights: Pailón del Diablo, Manto de la Novia cable car, Hacienda la Ciénega Today was mostly a repositioning day returning to Quito to allow for Friday replacement activities for missing out on staying in the Amazon. We still had a couple of activities on the drive there.