Galapagos 1994 1995
In 1994 , Rena and I joined friends Janet, Ken, Tass, and Bruce for a trip to the Galapagos. We charted an entire boat, a 12 passenger Brigantine Schooner, run by Captain Franklin. His girl friend Sarah was the cook and Juan was our guide. We added a few more people when we arrived in Quito, Equator. We flew to Baltra, the only island in the Galapagos that is populated and boarded our boat. We did the standard 7-day 6-night trip where we slept on the boat and spent the days at different islands. The following year, I returned and did an identical trip. I took my daughters Andi and Marla, along with another group of friends.
Wildlife viewing in the Galapagos is amazing. The birds and animals have no fear of people so you can approach very close to them. The photos in this report are from both trips. I grouped them by island and usually identified the birds and animals. Other than that, there is no particular order to the images.
ITINERARY 1994
Day 0 5/28 La to Quito
Day 1 5/29 Galapagos 1 - Quito to Baltra - Charles Darwin Research State
Day 2 5/30 Galapagos 2 - Floreana (Punta Cormorant, Devil’s Crown, Post Office Bay)
Day 3 5/31 Galapagos 3 - Sombrero Chino, Rabida
Day 4 6/1 Galapagos 4 - James Island, Puerto Egas, Espumilla Beach, Buccaneer Cove
Day 5 6/2 Galapagos 5 - Bartoloma Island, Sullivan Bay
Day 6 6/3 Galapagos 6 - Seymour Island, S Isle Mosquere, Las Baches Beach
Day 7 6/4 Galapagos 7 - South Plazas Island, Sante Fe, Back to Baltra
Day 8 6/5 Galapagos 8 - At Franklin Anglemeyer’s
Day 9 6/6 Galapagos 9 - At Franklin Anglemeyer’s, Darwin Research Station
Day 10 6/7 Balta to Quito, Hotel Picket
Day 11 6/8 Quito, Hotel Picket
Day 12 6/9 Old Quito, Hotel Picket
Day 13 6/10 Quito to Zumbagua
Day 14 6/11 Zumbagua, market
Day 15 6/12 Zumbagua to Quitoloa to Chugehilan
Day 16 6/13 Chugehilian to Sigchos to Latacunga - Hotel Estambu
Day 17 6/14 Latacunga to La Cienega
Day 18 6/15 La Cienega to Ambato - walked
Day 19 6/16 Ambato to Banos - Plants and White Hostel
Day 20 6/17 Banos - local bike ride
Day 21 6/18 ` Banos - bike to Amazon
Day 22 6/19 Banos
Day 23 6/20 Banos
Day 24 6/21 Banos to Latacunga - walked
Day 25 6/22 Latacunga to Quito to Otavalo
Day 26 6/23 Otavalo
Day 27 6/24 Otavalo
Day 28 6/25 Otavalo to Quito
Day 29 6/26 Quito to LA
Read MoreWildlife viewing in the Galapagos is amazing. The birds and animals have no fear of people so you can approach very close to them. The photos in this report are from both trips. I grouped them by island and usually identified the birds and animals. Other than that, there is no particular order to the images.
ITINERARY 1994
Day 0 5/28 La to Quito
Day 1 5/29 Galapagos 1 - Quito to Baltra - Charles Darwin Research State
Day 2 5/30 Galapagos 2 - Floreana (Punta Cormorant, Devil’s Crown, Post Office Bay)
Day 3 5/31 Galapagos 3 - Sombrero Chino, Rabida
Day 4 6/1 Galapagos 4 - James Island, Puerto Egas, Espumilla Beach, Buccaneer Cove
Day 5 6/2 Galapagos 5 - Bartoloma Island, Sullivan Bay
Day 6 6/3 Galapagos 6 - Seymour Island, S Isle Mosquere, Las Baches Beach
Day 7 6/4 Galapagos 7 - South Plazas Island, Sante Fe, Back to Baltra
Day 8 6/5 Galapagos 8 - At Franklin Anglemeyer’s
Day 9 6/6 Galapagos 9 - At Franklin Anglemeyer’s, Darwin Research Station
Day 10 6/7 Balta to Quito, Hotel Picket
Day 11 6/8 Quito, Hotel Picket
Day 12 6/9 Old Quito, Hotel Picket
Day 13 6/10 Quito to Zumbagua
Day 14 6/11 Zumbagua, market
Day 15 6/12 Zumbagua to Quitoloa to Chugehilan
Day 16 6/13 Chugehilian to Sigchos to Latacunga - Hotel Estambu
Day 17 6/14 Latacunga to La Cienega
Day 18 6/15 La Cienega to Ambato - walked
Day 19 6/16 Ambato to Banos - Plants and White Hostel
Day 20 6/17 Banos - local bike ride
Day 21 6/18 ` Banos - bike to Amazon
Day 22 6/19 Banos
Day 23 6/20 Banos
Day 24 6/21 Banos to Latacunga - walked
Day 25 6/22 Latacunga to Quito to Otavalo
Day 26 6/23 Otavalo
Day 27 6/24 Otavalo
Day 28 6/25 Otavalo to Quito
Day 29 6/26 Quito to LA
