• Sunset – South Plazas Island (Galapagos Islands), Ecuador

    Tuesday 17 December 2024
    Highlights: Hiking on Santa Fe Island, Kayaking, Snorkelling with Sea Lions, Hiking on South Plazas Island

    A massive day ahead meant excited people for breakfast. Today we are visiting two islands. The first was Santa Fe Island which we arrived at around 4 am. I noticed my Fitbit doesn’t think I’m sleeping as I’m moving during the night, or more accurately the catamaran is rocking.

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  • Monday 16 December 2024
    Highlights: Coastal ride around San Cristobal Island, Snorkelling, Exploring a beautiful beach, Searching for sea life and finding Orcas!

    For our first activity of the day, we had the option of doing a ‘Power Hike’ at Pitt Point on San Cristobal Island (physical condition needed: High) or you could do a zodiac ride around the coast. Erin opted for the power hike whereas I opted for the coastal ride.

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  • Española Island (Galapagos), Ecuador

    Sunday 15 December 2024
    Highlights: 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 but I slept okay despite the movements.

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  • Giant tortoise – Santa Cruz Island (Galapagos Islands), Ecuador

    Saturday 14 December 2024
    Highlights: 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.

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  • Avianca Airlines
    Date: 14 December 2024
    Flight Number: AV1632
    Gate: A 
    Seat: 21C & 21D (Economy)
    Plane: Airbus 320
    First Leg Boarded: 07:27 (Group E 0:37)
    First Leg Pushback: 08:06 (Scheduled 07:51)
    First Leg Take off: 08:19
    First Leg Arrived: 09:03 (Scheduled 09:14)
    First Leg Actual Duration: 57 minutes
    Second Leg Boarded: 09:53
    Second Leg Pushback: 10:34
    Second Leg Take off: 10:47
    Second Leg Arrived: 11:31
    Second Leg Actual Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes
    Distance: 1,453 km (first leg 282 km and second leg 1,171 km)

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