Diving Adventure in the Galapagos Travel Articles

Diving Adventure in the Galapagos #6

April 16th – Cusco to Lima Early wake up call again. This time at 0515 for 0630 pick up. This time, not for a wonderful exotic destination, but for return flight to Lima. Flight time one hour. Lima has to be the dirtiest, most malodorous place in the world, except maybe Cairo! In places, there [...]

Diving Adventure in the Galapagos #5

April 15th – Cusco to Machu Picchu Wake up call at 0430 for trip to Machu Picchu. Picked up promptly at 0600 by Roberto, our trusty guide, we boarded the train at 0600 for the 3½ hour trip into the Andean wilderness to the Inca city that draws awe and reverence from people the world [...]

Diving Adventure in the Galapagos #4

April 14th – Lima to Cusco Hotel forgot to give us our wake-up call. Fortunately Mike’s internal alarm is alive and well. Made our flight on AeroPeru with time to spare. The bathrooms at Lima Airport have a real racket going: you can pee free, but must pay for the toilet paper. An attendant doles [...]

Diving Adventure in the Galapagos #2

April 13th – Quito, Ecuador to Lima, Peru Awake at 0545, thrilled to be here, overjoyed to be alive and in good company. Ate breakfast in the hotel, the best pineapple I have ever eaten! Interesting coffee: the coffee is brewed and concentrated to a very strong brew, then poured into your cup in conjunction [...]

Diving Adventure in the Galapagos #1

April 12th – USA to Quito, Ecuador Here we are again! It’s adventure time again – this time a very special and much anticipated destination: the Galapagos islands, following brief forays into Ecuador and Peru. We’re getting more exotic and daring all the time. Woke up at 4:00am. Unable to sleep any longer. Let all [...]