Santa Cruz Island
It’s great having families on board. There is so much energy around, so much love among the families, so much tenderness. It’s wonderful to see these islands through children’s eyes. Kids learn a lot, and are eager to participate in every activity. We have been snorkeling, discovering the underwater realm of the Galápagos, we have been kayaking and hiking, and our children on board have done it all. Today they were excited to do their scavenger hunt and look for tortoises the size of a donut, a sign with the word “bienvenidos,” or the iguana bigger than themselves. In our search, we found dozens of tiny tortoises, the babies that some day will be repatriated to their home islands. We also found the word “beinvenidos,” which means welcome in Spanish, in every corner of Puerto Ayora, evidently a friendly place. And the iguana bigger than us was a nice monument in the middle of town where we met to take the buses to go to the highlands. We had lunch in a picturesque garden at Tim and Anita’s place. Kids played volley ball with the naturalists and enjoyed the endemic meal. We did save energy for the tortoises in the wild and the pit craters of the highlands, and of course, for the party on board Polaris in the evening, with Ecuadorian music and dancers dressed in hand-painted dresses.
It’s great having families on board. There is so much energy around, so much love among the families, so much tenderness. It’s wonderful to see these islands through children’s eyes. Kids learn a lot, and are eager to participate in every activity. We have been snorkeling, discovering the underwater realm of the Galápagos, we have been kayaking and hiking, and our children on board have done it all. Today they were excited to do their scavenger hunt and look for tortoises the size of a donut, a sign with the word “bienvenidos,” or the iguana bigger than themselves. In our search, we found dozens of tiny tortoises, the babies that some day will be repatriated to their home islands. We also found the word “beinvenidos,” which means welcome in Spanish, in every corner of Puerto Ayora, evidently a friendly place. And the iguana bigger than us was a nice monument in the middle of town where we met to take the buses to go to the highlands. We had lunch in a picturesque garden at Tim and Anita’s place. Kids played volley ball with the naturalists and enjoyed the endemic meal. We did save energy for the tortoises in the wild and the pit craters of the highlands, and of course, for the party on board Polaris in the evening, with Ecuadorian music and dancers dressed in hand-painted dresses.
