Santa Cruz
We flew from Quito to Baltra Island and then took a short ferry to Santa Crus island for 2 nights and then took ask a 3 hour boat ride to San Cristobal Island. While there we hiked, biked, snorkeled and surfed while staying in the incredible Royal Palms Hotel Galapagos. Here are photos and story below
Santa Cruz Island below
WE flew in to Baltra Island then took a quick ferry ride to Santa Cruz Island where we were shuttled to a GIANT I mean GIANT TORTISE perserve. Photos below
From here we were transported to the incredible Royal Palms Hotel Galapagos (photos below )
Bike Ride
One day we went for a 16 mile bike ride below
One day we went kayaking below
Checkout the sea Lion on the dock asleep below
WE had lunch in the small town and there was a great church there as well
The Church below in the small town was amazing and I went in and prayed
Saint Francis of Assisi above, my hero above as he loved animals and this is a church school that does a great job
Another day we hiked and went in a Lava tube hike below
Sugarcane Plantation below
We also visited a sugar cane plantation and watched them convert sugar cane into liquor below starting by crushing the sugar cane below
Now Katie or Jessica can crush it as well below
Katie predicting the product below
The final product below and as we were leaving the plantation I found the beautiful flowering plants two photos below
Various shots on the island below