{"id":2262,"date":"2014-11-26T20:07:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T03:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panam.whensparksfly.org\/?p=2262"},"modified":"2014-11-27T21:23:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T04:23:57","slug":"ahhh-the-galapagos-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panam.whensparksfly.org\/?p=2262","title":{"rendered":"Ahhh… the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Galapagos islands are famous for their wildlife. And now, having visited we understand that the reputation is well deserved. With marine iguanas so numerous and unafraid that you have to consciously try to avoid stepping on them, it feels like you’re in a zoo but without the cages.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to Rachel from Think Galapagos<\/a> who went above and beyond to help us find the perfect trip for our little family. When you plan your visit to the Gal\u00e1pagos, please contact Rachel and she will take excellent care to ensure that your trip is extraordinary.<\/p>\n

We enjoyed 8 days aboard a small sailing vessel aptly named the Beagle, whose crew plied us with abundant and tasty food while we toured the islands. Here are some photos from the first part of our trip.<\/p>\n

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The Beagle is a twin-masted sailing ship. There were 13 guests, 4 crew, and a naturalist guide.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We took our meals outside where we could enjoy the scenery.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yellow puppy went with us, although he spent most of his time in our cabin listening to his favorite music.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We visited lots of great beaches, but mostly for wildlife watching. We didn’t have much lounging around time ashore.<\/p><\/div>\n

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There are some things here I didn’t expect to find, like pink flamingos and penguins.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This owl was peering out at us from a cave on one of our hikes.<\/p><\/div>\n

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There are several types of boobies, including this red-footed one.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We were told to stay six feet away from the wildlife, but the wildlife apparently weren’t given the same instructions.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We got to enjoy a little sea kayaking<\/p><\/div>\n

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A sea lion pup playing with an iguana’s tail. The iguanas didn’t really seem to mind.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Galapagos islands are famous for their wildlife. And now, having visited we understand that the reputation is well deserved. With marine iguanas so numerous and unafraid that you have to consciously try to avoid stepping on them, it feels like you’re in a zoo but without the cages. Many thanks to Rachel from Think […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"twitterCardType":"summary_large_image","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecuador"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t