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Hello From the Equator!

03/08/17 | Ecuador, Galapagos, photography, Travel

Hiking in the Galapagos

Hello from the Equator! And I mean that quite literally – twice on Monday we crossed the actual Equator line on a boat visiting different points of Isabela Island, the largest island of the Galápagos.  After more than a day and a half of crazy travel my family finally arrived to the Galápagos Islands on Saturday afternoon an archipelago (new vocab word, it means a group or chain of islands) more than 600 miles west of mainland Ecuador. 

Since then we have gone on multiple nature hikes – some to see indigenous animals and others to appreciate the geology – as well as three snorkeling / free diving trips where we had the incredible opportunity to swim with sea turtles, penguins, baby sea lions, marine iguanas sharks, and more!   Perhaps the coolest thing we have done so far, though, was a zodiac ride (a boat ride on a big rubber boat that fits 12 people) around one of the main islands where we spotted orcas and spent an hour watching multiple killer whales (yes, I know that’s not actually what they are called) chase sea lions. 

It has been an absolutely spectacular trip thus far where I have taken more than 2,700 photos! With the very slow upload speed here at sea today I will only be sharing a few of them, some of which you may have seen on social media but I wanted to let you all know I am a live and that there are many, many more posts coming to you about this stunning island paradise when I am back!  Until then, a few Galapagos postcards: 

Passport and Ticket to EcuadorThe Island of Baltra, Gala?pagos Islands, EcuadorGalapagos Postcards - Fur Seal at Buccaneer CoveLand IguanaIsabela Island (Gala?pagos)Galapagos Penguin on Isabela IslandGalapagos Postcards - Sea Lion and Orca Whale in the GalapagosGalapagos Postcards - Galapagos Blue-Footed Booby

^ The famous blue footed boobys! 

Diving in the GalapagosSea Turtle in the Galapagos

As always, follow along on Instagram and Snapchat for more real time updates!  And since I still have a few more days here i would love to know which of these Galapagos postcards is your favorite so I can be sure to post more like them! 

 

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Comments

  1. Albert Trotter says

    March 23, 2017 at 12:15 pm

    what an amazing collection of pictures..seems like heaven on earth…beaches, swimming, and animals..perfect combination to be relaxed and refreshed…please share more with us

  2. education for all says

    March 17, 2017 at 1:38 am

    Hey there! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new iphone 4! Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward to all your posts! Keep up the fantastic work!
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  3. Amanda says

    March 14, 2017 at 12:07 am

    I love following along on Instagram and I can not wait to see more!

  4. Cindi says

    March 9, 2017 at 10:16 pm

    Making memories to last a lifetime, it looks like you are having fun in the sea and sun!

  5. Pam says

    March 9, 2017 at 2:12 pm

    Love the sea lion. Would love to know what he is thinking!

  6. TAMMY says

    March 9, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    Wow. Is this your best vacation ever. Perfect weather I am sure. Mountain trails, beaches, boating, swimming, animals. This place got it all.

  7. Neele says

    March 9, 2017 at 11:20 am

    Oh wow! That sounds incredible and the pictures are so, so nice. I wish you a great time there!

    XoXo from Germany

    Neele vom Fashionblog Justafewthings.de

  8. Lucy says

    March 8, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    Oh my goodness, it looks like you are having the best time!

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