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Callie's Ecuador Adventure!

Hiking on Santiago Island
Hiking on Santiago Island
My first trip with Adventure Life took me to the Bella Vista Cloud Forest and the Galapagos Islands, two completely different destinations that allowed me to get up-close and personal with the wildlife. I spent my day in Bella Vista hiking through the lush forest, and spent my days aboard the Galapagos Petrel swimming next to sea lions and admiring dolphins from the deck!

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View at Bella Vista
Day Trip to Bella Vista
My first trip with Adventure Life began with a 4am wakeup call and a private transport to Bella Vista cloud forest. My driver was cheery and energetic for the early hour, and I very much welcomed his enthusiasm as I too was wide awake in no time! We arrived at Bella Vista after three hours of pleasant conversation and changing landscape. My first …
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Transit to Galapagos!
I met Giovanni and Carlos outside my hostel around 6am, another early wakeup call but I didn’t mind - I was off to the Galapagos! We arrived at the airport without any traffic delay and in good time. Giovanni handed me my Galapagos Transit Card and escorted me inside and through all the checkpoints, which despite being a seasoned traveler, I …
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All Aboard the Petrel!
We met our zodiac at the dock and set out for the short trip to the Petrel! The Petrel is one of the newest catamarans on the island, and it sure lived up to its luxury reputation! Upon boarding we were greeted with fresh juice and a warm snack, something that I quickly became used to as we were offered food and a drink each time we returned from …
Hiking on Santiago Island
Santiago Island
We awoke that morning to our ship manager, Martin’s, wakeup call, “Good morning, Petrel mates! It’s another beautiful day in paradise. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 in the dining room. Please wear clothing for a hike and shoes for a wet landing. Have a blessed morning!” Feeling well-rested despite the night journey, I …
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Birds of Genovesa Island
Bird lovers unite! Today we visited Genovesa Island, one of the best islands in the Galapagos for bird watching. We strolled through a white-sand beach path brimming with nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, frigates and storm petrels. We were also greeted by several lazy sea lions lounging on the beach.

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Sea Lions lounging in Buccaneer Cove
The Best Day in Paradise
Today was undoubtedly my favorite day of the cruise. We awoke in James Bay to Martin’s timely wakeup call and beautiful blue skies outside our cabin windows. The crew assembled us on the outer deck to dress for snorkeling and we set out, encountering not only fish but also sea lions, sharks AND sea turtles! Absolutely incredible.

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