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Pelican Bay - Puerto Ayora

Days 10 & 11 - Childhood Memories

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • It's amazing how time flies by when you keep yourself busy. Thanks to the incompetence of TAME airlines, I now had an extra day to enjoy the Galapagos before returning to reality and the life...
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Playa los Alemanes - Puerto Ayora

Day 9 - Bare Foot

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • It's a good job today was free of day trips, as for the second time during a short Galapagos vacation, several hours had to be wasted at the offices of TAME, this time to reconfirm...
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Land Iguanas - Isla Plaza Norte

Day 8 - Rotting Flesh

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • One thing noticed during my time on the Galapagos is the ridiculously high living standards people have compared to the mainland, and especially the Ecuadorian sierra where I have been living for the past eight months....
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Lonesome George - Charles Darwin Research Station - Santa Cruz

Day 7 - Lonesome George

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • It was nice to finally have a day where I was one dictating the pace and not having to follow any schedules. With the bright morning sun and refreshing breeze blowing through the hotels painless windows,...
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Isla Daphne Major

Day 6 - Screwed

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • During my time in Ecuador I have woken up on many a morning with the taste of rotten egg burps protruding from my mouth, a sure sign that little parasites are waging a war on my...
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Pinnacle Rock - Isla Bartolome

Day 5 - Battered Body

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • Recent days had seen many early starts, so having to be ready for 5.30am for the day trip to Bartolome island wasn't a problem, and as my eyes had been bulging with excitement all night...
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Birdlife - Isla Seymour Norte

Day 4 - A Million Maggots

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • Today was billed as one of the highlights of any Galapagos trip. After the previous days disappointment, I wasn't holding my breath at the high expectations people were talking about for this. This trip our guide...
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The Galapagos Tortoise - Santa Cruz

Day 3 - Same Old Faces

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • Today was supposed to see the first of our day trips away from Santa Cruz, but late into the night I received a knock at the door and was regrettably informed that it had been cancelled...
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Tortuga Bay Wildlife

Day 2 - New Beginning

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • The heat in the Galapagos is quite unbearable at first, especially having a room without air-conditioning and just a small fan to keep the temperature down. The cheapskate that I am, I wasn't really prepared to pay...
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Pelican Bay - Santa Cruz

Day 1 - Baptism of Fire

Written by Shady Ady on April 18, 2007

  • After being promised a free holiday by a University to the Galapagos Islands, in return for 6 months of teaching, a promise that never materialized 6 months later, I decided to try my luck and go...
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