Monday, January 16, 2006

Galapagos Islands - Installment #7 - Jan 15, 2006

Additional wildlife pictures:
Blue Footed Booby


Male Great Frigate Bird

Sea Turtles Mating

Yellow Warbler taking a bath

Lava Cactus

Great Blue Heron sunning itself

On Sunday, we departed from the Galapagos flying on Tame through Guayaquil to Quito.

Quito at dusk

It was an all-day excursion, arriving in Quito with just enough time to walk through the Old Town area and visit a couple of the churches before things closed for the night. As the fog set in, little did we know how that would affect us the next morning. We got up at 5:30 am only to find out that our flight to Miami had been delayed for four hours due to the weather. After 3 1/2 hours on line at the airport and more waiting, we finally took off after 2 pm. As a result, I missed my connection in Miami and had to stay overnight, arising at 4:30 am to get to the airport for yet another delayed flight. I finally made it back to California after traveling for 2 1/2 days. But the Galapagos Islands were well worth it!

1 Comments:

At 4:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello cindy,

I finally got to reading your Galapagos Islands adventure. I thank you for providing me an opportunity to "experience" and "see" through your eyes. The animals are amazing; an experience to treasure.
Mai Kha

 

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