We had an afternoon flight back to Quito but transport back to the airport wasn't so simple. The last bus leaving Puerto Ayora to the channel was at 8am. The bus terminal was on the outskirts of town too, so we needed to take a taxi there to begin with. After the bus ride, we then had to take a ferry across the channel and then another bus to shuttle us to the airport. It was a long journey for such a short distance but we were still very early. Too early to even...

We were back at Galápagos Deli for breakfast, the freshly ground coffee and freshly baked bread were amazing and a great way to start the day. After breakfast and a second coffee, we took a water taxi to the other side of the harbor to walk to Las Grietas. The water filled canyon was formed by the movement of the lava bed during a volcanic eruption. It's 10m wide and 12m deep, the bottom being filled with a mixture of salt and fresh water that comes from t...

David was up early and went in search of coffee whilst Maria slept a bit longer. There were a couple of cafes in the next street that were doing takeaway coffee. Perhaps polystyrene cups are very expensive in Galapagos or maybe the woman just decided to rip off David but his coffee cost $2. A sit-in breakfast including coffee was only $3. Later in the morning, we ventured out for breakfast and found Galapagos Deli in a side street. It was twice the price of the...

David was up early and out the door to be at the dive shop for 7am. Xavier was already at the shop when David arrived, trying on his wetsuit. Within minutes, David had all his gear handed to him and was trying it out for size. Soon after, a girl came into the shop who had booked the previous day for the dive but asked if we would be doing an easy dive. This immediately seemed strange because Gordon Rocks is one of the most difficult dives in Galapagos with a c...