What a sad day, it’s always sad leaving a holiday but it almost brought me to tears leaving this paradise place. An early start as I like to get some quiet time reflecting, but a lot of other people were doing the same so it wasn’t so quiet. We watched the numerous black tip sharks, the blue footed boobies, the pelicans and dolphins playing around the ship and then it was time to say goodbye and have our last zodiac to the place we started our journey.
To say the airport was bustling would be an understatement, it was build by the US military forces and is pretty much a barn, no windows but long benches to sit on, similar to the old fashioned railway stations. However, fill it with hundreds of people. No duty free, just some stalls outside the airport, a very loose search of your bags and then you were on the plane. It was quite a shock to the system to not be herded. The sad thing was seeing our naturalists welcoming the next influx of guests who will be boarding the ship. We watched them coming through arrivals, all so excited to have just landed on paradise.
A charter flight is the way to travel with your towel on arrival, table cloth, blue footed boobie embroidered napkins which are now in our suitcase and proper cutlery. And the best bit, no limit on liquids at all! Back in quito and to the mariott where our journey all began a week ago. We had a shopping trip to the local markets, then for our last supper in Quito. Trouble is the altitude has got to everyone, it feels like we can sleep now.
1 comment:
Keela and Ali - so glad you loved the Galapagos. Its my best work trip ever! To be honest, I was in Ecuador for work and had to pay for my trip to Galapagos. I've been trying to get my husband to go back with me for years. Its a really special place but has some environmental issues all of its own. I look forward to more photos. Kind regards Sara
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