Punta Pitt, Cerro Brujo and Kicker RockThe “Letty” rolled all night at anchor in Wreck Bay, even when we got underway at 0200. The cruise ships in the Galapagos are not fast, our ship cruised most of the time at 7 knots. By dawn we wer…
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Galapagos Day 1 – October 20
Wakeup was at 0430 followed by a transfer to the airport at 0515. When we arrived, our tour guide could not find the Ecoventura cruise representative, but after about 30 minutes he was found. Meanwhile we had our bags checked in a special line …
South American Adventure Part 3
October 16With no plans or tickets for Machu Picchu today we slept in, but then had to check out of the hotel by 0930 so new visitors coming in on the early train could check in. We moved our bags to the lobby and wandered around Aguas Ca…
Catch Up Post
South American Adventure Catch Up Post October 10The flight from Atlanta arrived on time at 2200 and it took just a few minutes to clear customs and immigration and collect our bags. Lima is at sea level. Our contact was waiting out…
Machu Picchu Day 2
October 14Today we caught a 0600 bus to Machu Picchu in order to make the 0700 entrance to Wyanapicchu (Huaynapicchu), which is an optional hike at extra cost. Only 400 people a day are allowed up the peak, 200 at 0700 and 200 at 1000. Patr…
Machu Picchu
This one picture captured some of what we expected when we headed to Machu Picchu. We have two more days here and expect to climb Wyanu Picchu and the Sun Gate over the next two days. Bandwidth is limited, so we have only included one pictu…
South American Adventure Post 1
Over the past several years we have visited the ruins of the Mayan culture in Guatemala, Honduras and the Yucatan Peninsula, as well as Mexico City. The Mayan culture peaked about 600 AD and was already in decline when the Spanish explorers lande…
Desolation Sound to Anacortes
August 24Reluctantly leaving Dent Island Lodge at 1310 for the last time this season we transited Gillard Passage and Yuculta rapids at low slack water, heading down Calm Channel and into Lewis Channel to try our luck fishing. We had no luck and …
Desolation Sound to Anacortes
August 24Reluctantly leaving Dent Island Lodge at 1310 for the last time this season we transited Gillard Passage and Yuculta rapids at low slack water, heading down Calm Channel and into Lewis Channel to try our luck fishing. We had no luck and …
Port McNeill to Dent Island
August 17We spent the day enjoying “Orca Fest” in Port McNeill, starting with a local small town parade and booths selling various items and food. We indulged in salmon burgers for only $5. In the afternoon we borrowed the van f…
