We all had a well earned night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast the next morning. Did I mention about the breakfast at the hotel? Even though it was considered a continental breakfast, it was much more than that. Rolls, danish, fruit, coffee, tea, meats, cereals, eggs made to order and much, much more adorned the breakfast bar.
Off to the airport we went with our guide Daniel, once again in a comfortable van. He took care of everything, our tickets, our luggage and getting us to the gate right on time. We boarded the plane and we were about to embark on a new adventure.
I simply don't know why I had in my mind that the plane we would be flying in would be a small, old and dilapidated plane. I figured it was going to be one of those puddle jumpers. However the Galapagos are 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador and it was going to take a much bigger plane to get us there. Boy was I ever wrong! The plane we flew on was a Boeing 757 with all the bells and whistles. It was a great flight.
We made a stopover on the coast city of Guayaquil. Some passengers departed and we took on some new. Now we were headed to the island of Baltra in the Galapagos. It is one of two airports in the islands. While it was small it was very modern and very clean.
I will tell you more about that in tomorrow's Journal.
The info on the website was laid out very well. I did some comparisons with other tours and found Adventure Life met a lot of what I wanted in an Antarctica trip at the cheapest price. Requested a quote on Claudia contacted me right away. She answered a lot of questions the I had via email even though she offered to discuss via phone call. I’m more of an email person so appreciated how she accommodated that and answered all my questions. And when I was ready to book, she quickly got the ball rolling with getting our spots reserved on the trip my friend and I wanted. Thanks again, Claudia!
Hazel Araza
10 hours ago
(1) great information on the website and throughout all the "materials." (2) Jane Packer is great: knowledgeable, responsive, takes a personal interest and tone, seems to care about the customer as a person not a sale.
Larry Bethune
18 hours ago
great people doing a wonderful job to make our voyages happen.
trudy
1 day ago
For our first trip to Costa Rica, Adventure Life designed a tour that meets the interests, ecological and adventure, of our party; but also takes into account our physical limitations sine we are all septuagenarian. We are looking forward to the trip.
John Zent
2 days ago
Adventure Life is my favorite travel company due to their genuine care for their customers. They make every effort to ensure a wonderful travel experience for you. Their personal touch really gives the customer a lot of confidence with their travel plans and the trip leaders are always outstanding. They are truly consistent and accountable with the great service they provide. I can't thank Adventure Life enough for the incredible trips I have enjoyed thanks to them and their attention to detail.