Last full day on the boat :( Started the day with a boat ride around the bay. Once again we had been told that we'd probably see a few things here and there. I think the easiest way to do it is list them all, we did see a few things, a few thousand things! (You think I exaggerate, but if you counted all of the fish in the shoals we saw there'd be about that!!!) Anyway, I digress, here we go - Sally L crabs, Blue Footed Boobies (complete with blue feet photo o...

Early start (one day I may get a trip with late starts!!), for our first visit to one of the Islands, Santa Floreana. We were greeted off the boats with sea lions play fighting in the waves and a mating pair of blue footed boobies, brilliant name, brilliant feet (oh, and they weren't actually mating, it wasn't Booby porn). From the beach we ventured to a lagoon to see pink flamingoes and to hear the history of the island from Diego, our boat guide. As the book ...

So, the start of my Galápagos adventure. Flight over was pretty painless, good opportunity to start to get to know the group. Another good mix of people of different nationalities, most either well travelled or still travelling. Got to the airport, basically, a huge hut on the island, and after waiting what seemed ages to get our luggage, crammed on a bus to be driven to a ferry, to take us to another bus. One thing I noticed immediately was the heat over he...

Welcome back! Lovely couple of days at home with the folks. Enough time to catch up with family and friends, upload photos, send insurance docs, replenish supplies (chargers mainly, I have my Canon back, bliss!!) and get stressed about work - tell me how that happens.....I was back for 3 days!!!! Anyway, onto more important things ........last continent for my adventures! Hold onto your hats, this is a long one!! Jane and I set off for Heathrow at 3.30am, we ...