the trip was organized and run on a time schedule with slight deviations. the yacht was well run by all members of the staff. it was a trip that provided a good survey of the galapagos islands. it will be interesting to compare the galapagos with the hawaiian islands. one question i am still trying to understand is why i did not see any evidence of coral is the oceans around the islands. it was my first opportunity to actually swim with sharks & sealions.