THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS - Ecuador
Galapagos Islands
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Wolf Volcano, San Cristobal Island
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This adventure was on the 13 Night Celebrity Xpedition Galapagos & Machu Picchu Package. Starting in Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and built upon the ruins of an Inca city our first day started early and ended late. We took an in depth city tour which took to several ornate, baroque churches to the Half of the World park and museum where we each took turns standing on the Equatorial line and having our passports stamped honoring the event.
As you will note in the slideshow below our long days continued on the ship including the very first night where we were awakened by the Captain at about 4:30am to advise us that Wolf Volcano on San Cristobal Island had erupted for the first time in 32 years. Our little ship hurried to the island (about 2 1/2 miles offshore), where we all stood on decks to view a once in a lifetime front row seat to the spectacle. For Michael, who grew up in South America and visited dormant volcanoes as a child, this was a pure delight.
Overall, it would be misleading to say that it was an easy trip but many on our trip were not in the best of physical condition and they simply participated in the activities that were comfortable for them. For that reason, I would say that there was something for everyone.
As you will note in the slideshow below our long days continued on the ship including the very first night where we were awakened by the Captain at about 4:30am to advise us that Wolf Volcano on San Cristobal Island had erupted for the first time in 32 years. Our little ship hurried to the island (about 2 1/2 miles offshore), where we all stood on decks to view a once in a lifetime front row seat to the spectacle. For Michael, who grew up in South America and visited dormant volcanoes as a child, this was a pure delight.
Overall, it would be misleading to say that it was an easy trip but many on our trip were not in the best of physical condition and they simply participated in the activities that were comfortable for them. For that reason, I would say that there was something for everyone.