San Cristobal
we took at 3 hour boat ride from Santa Cruz Island to San Cristobal Island and we all took naps on the ride
and we landed in San Cristobal
and went to the great Golden Bay Galapagos hotel with great rooms below,
fine dinning and perfect location and great views below from my room
Our group dinning together in the small quaint town below
Upon landing in the town we were greeted by Sea Lions and they owned everything and it is alive just sleeping on the benches and so on
The town is small and beautiful
and the town has beautiful flowering trees and lines the coast line
From here we had great hikes along great trails and one had a statue to honor Darwin. This was a great hike and great visions
Arriving at the top with great views below
Darwin the man the myth the legend at the top of the climb , below
Then we hiked back down below to great sand beaches
We also took a boat to go hiking and snorkeling, the boat ride below .
once we reached the island to go snorkeling we hiked to the start of snorkeling on great trails and saw many birds and The hiking was great with some great views below
Along the way we passed many incredible birds
Ok when we finished hiking we went snorkeling. I have combined the snorkeling photos from 2 locations below. Getting the wet suits on
Entering the amazing ocean below
And once we entered the ocean, we were surrounded by Sea Lions, sea turtles, sting rays and fish. I did not have my underwater camera but here are the seals on the sand below
Stingrays below
Ok on our last day, day 8 we hiked to El Junco Lagoon (David our friend and co-traveler Surfed) and first the surf photo
Laguna de El Junco, below
Ok the great hike to and around El Junco Lagoon below
The group below
the hike up to and around El Junco Lagoon below
Arriving at the top and overlook below
The hiking around and back down below
Then hiking down below
Ok our guides were incredible Sam and Borja = thank you
Then we left for home and that took me 36 hours = wow
Various photos below from San Cristobal