and then there was Ecuador
I have had the Galapagos Islands on my todo list for a long time, but the time never seemed quite right. Now is the time. I wanted to combine time cruising the islands on a boat with a self-drive tour on the mainland, but after reading up a bit, I decided it was too dangerous. The Swiss Department for Foreign Affairs currently discourages travelling on the Ecuadorian mainland purely for tourism.
I am quite looking forward to the Galapagos, which although very touristy (I assume) still has a bit of mystique. For instance, on Fernandina island they found a male tortoise in 1906 and assumed that with his death that type was extinct. In 2019 they found a female of the same species (113 years later!). Hopes are up that there may be more to be found on Fernandina.
Here is the route we will take with the boat "Solaris".
I am quite looking forward to the Galapagos, which although very touristy (I assume) still has a bit of mystique. For instance, on Fernandina island they found a male tortoise in 1906 and assumed that with his death that type was extinct. In 2019 they found a female of the same species (113 years later!). Hopes are up that there may be more to be found on Fernandina.
Here is the route we will take with the boat "Solaris".
Here is where I will start, but only as of February 10.
It looks like there is not going to be reliable internet access on the boat, so I may have to postpone my first comments until mid-February.