Suzanne Klasen

Visiting the island of Santa Cruz was one of my favorite days. We did have to land near the airport and take the tour bus into Puerto Ayora as the winds were too high… Read more

This afternoon, we too a brisk hike around a hill called “Dragon Hill” named so because the shape of the hill kind of looked like the back an iguana. This is where we saw… Read more

South Plaza Island is one of the islands that can be visited both on a 1 week cruise, like ours, or via a day trip from Santa Cruz. Though small in size, this island… Read more

This was to be an afternoon deep water snorkel followed by a zodiac ride in the area. It is said to be one of the best deep water snorkeling marine preserves on the islands,… Read more

For this morning’s tour we had a dry landing on the lava rocks and an interesting walk around the lava fields. We learned about the pioneer plants like the cacti that grow in the… Read more

Urbina Bay is one of the areas where visitors can sometimes spot the giant tortoise. However we were not so lucky, but we could view areas of grass groomed by they giant tortoise. We… Read more

This is a point where the lava flows were relatively recent, and we were able to observe some of the “Pioneer Plants” that first take root in the lava and eventually break ufp the… Read more

We started our visit to Post Office Bay with a sailing around the island’s lava formations where we saw cacti and a Giant Blue Heron. The heron is native to the Galapagos but is… Read more

Interestingly enough, Cormorant Point was where we saw both young white Galapagos Flamingos and the mature Pink Flamingos. We also got to see a Nazca Booby chick. We hiked over a hill where we… Read more