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.
We had our first snorkeling excursion that afternoon, and we all bundled up in wetsuits to prepare for the cold Humbolt current! We boarded the zodiacs - routine at this point- and headed out for the coral reefs. I was a little nervous, as I'd heard the water was less than ideal at this time of year. It did initially take my breath away, but I was warmed up and sensitized to the cold after just a few minutes of swimming around. We saw plenty of colorful fish and coral, as well as three white-tipped sharks!
The staff treated us to an on-board BBQ in the evening on the upper deck. Hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage, chicken…everything you could imagine grilled to perfection by our on-board chef. The crew mingled with each table, chatting with us about our home countries, jobs and life in Ecuador. I really enjoyed getting to know the crew and was happy to have such personable staff on board with us! We all jumped in the Jacuzzi following dinner to warm up with a glass of wine and a hot tub before bed. On to day 4!
A Mind Blowing Adventure!
Adventure Life kept me well informed and up to date in the lead up to my trip and Albatros delivered a once in a lifetime adventure in full. A totally awesome experience from start to finish.
Jan Price
23 hours ago
Jane Packer helped us through the cancellation of our trip due to American Queen Voyages bankruptcy and then finding another cruise with American Cruise Lines.
Jane is very prompt in response, answers any questions, and makes good suggestions thereby making the process much easier!
Deb Donaldson
1 day ago
Adventure Life did an excellent job of planning, organizing and executing a great trip to Argentina. It was nice to have the trip with just the two of us which allowed for a more personable tour with excellent tour guides in all four locations visited. We learned lots of details of the beautiful sites in BA, Mendoza,Baliloche and Iguazu Falls. We want to do another trip with Adventure Life some day.
John WhartonMary Jo Catlett
2 days ago
Kassandra rocks! She had our trip planned and helped us arrange our air travel within the day we contacted her. She has helped us with our trips to Chile Argentina and Costa Rica, and she always finds us wonderful activities and accommodations. We’re looking forward to seeing what she’s planning for us this time when we go to Easter island