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Galapagos Cruise on the Angelito

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by: Judy Green
Its exciting, to say the least, to fly out of Quito, Ecuador, since the city sits in a bowl high in the Andes, surrounded by mountain peaks, with the airport nestled right next to downtown. Soon we were up and over, on our way to a short stop in Guayaquil, and then on to Baltra, our first island in the Galapagos.

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Galapagos Cruise on the Angelito

Want to go? Angelito: 10 Day Tour

I went to: Ecuador, Quito, Galapagos, North Seymour, Cotopaxi, Bachas Beach, Fernandina, Isabela, Charles Darwin Center, Floreana
Tortoise on FernandinaDown from the highlands in the rainy seasonA stack of marine iguanas on FernandinaPahoehoe lava - and this is the lava that is easy to walk onThat famous land iguana smile (Fernandina)The open-air airport on BaltraGoing to town: unloading the panga at AyoraLingering after breakfast on board the AngelitoThe frigate birds were constantly following the AngelitoDaphne Island, a rocky cupcakeAyora: the hustle and bustle of city lifeFrigate birds roosting on the AngelitoFrigate birds roosting on the AngelitoCinder cones along the shoreline of IsabellaFernandina: cliffs, and sea lionsA lava gull on Fernandina, half of 400 pairs in the worldA marine iguana hanging out at FernandinaSea lion on FernandinaA Darwins finch on Isabella

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