Santa Cruz Island
Tortoises and more tortoises are what we found today during our visit to the Charles Darwin Research Center. Here, the efforts to preserve this emblematic animal of the Galápagos from extinction had been amazing, and we can proudly say that they have done a good job!
The rest of our morning was spent in the town of Pto Ayora. This is the largest human populated area in all of Galápagos. A vibrant, charming town reveals the charisma of the people that works in the souvenirs shops and receive our guests with a genuine smile in their faces.
We left town almost at noon, heading to the ever green highlands of Santa Cruz. Our lunch was hosted by a local woman that grew up in the Galápagos and that was ready to share histories about her younger life in the Galápagos, when these islands were totally isolated and forgotten in time.
The afternoon had quite a few surprises as well, being one of them the tortoises in the wild. Lots of birds were found at the giant daisy forest and the twins or “los gemelos” (a couple of sink holes-type formations) were very impressive as well.
For us all with enough energy left after a full day of activities, a group of local musicians awaited in the lounge of the ship for a little bit of an “after dinner entertainment.” It was a great day, no doubt about it. Looking forward for tomorrow…
Tortoises and more tortoises are what we found today during our visit to the Charles Darwin Research Center. Here, the efforts to preserve this emblematic animal of the Galápagos from extinction had been amazing, and we can proudly say that they have done a good job!
The rest of our morning was spent in the town of Pto Ayora. This is the largest human populated area in all of Galápagos. A vibrant, charming town reveals the charisma of the people that works in the souvenirs shops and receive our guests with a genuine smile in their faces.
We left town almost at noon, heading to the ever green highlands of Santa Cruz. Our lunch was hosted by a local woman that grew up in the Galápagos and that was ready to share histories about her younger life in the Galápagos, when these islands were totally isolated and forgotten in time.
The afternoon had quite a few surprises as well, being one of them the tortoises in the wild. Lots of birds were found at the giant daisy forest and the twins or “los gemelos” (a couple of sink holes-type formations) were very impressive as well.
For us all with enough energy left after a full day of activities, a group of local musicians awaited in the lounge of the ship for a little bit of an “after dinner entertainment.” It was a great day, no doubt about it. Looking forward for tomorrow…
