BABY LANGOSTA

Half Fooled

There are 3 ways to go to the Galapagos Islands:

1- A cruise with everything organize.
2-Last minute cruise, the same than the former but cheaper.
3-By yourself, just buying a ticket and finding your way in the Islands.

I went to several agencies and they had no flights until 2 weeks later. I thought that was a little weird but since I was determined to visit the Galapagos I decided to tried option number 2 that included an airplane-ticket. After this executive decision and still not very happy with it (I don’t like tours) I learnt that all the flights are reserved by the cruises but if you go to the airport you can pay right away and get in an airplane to the Galapagos without problems or tours. Yes, very useful information but a little too late my destiny was set. I had to wear a pin and follow a guide, how terrifying could be that? The only good thing was that I got a luxury ship for the price of a normal one because they had a “promotion” or so they told me.

I was supposed to wear a pin with a logo of galacruises in the airport so I will recognize the group and the guide. Since I had my ticket I decided not to wear the pin and just board the airplane by myself. I wasn’t very excited about the group or the guide but in San Cristobal I had to start looking for my guide and join the daunting group. Well the guide was as scary as my worst fears, he called us the seaman(name of the ship) family and said that the ship was our new home. I am sure you had experienced this type of guide once in your life, he repeated everything 300 times and called us little friends. On the other hand I have to confess that the ship was amazing, I couldn’t believe it. I had my own big bathroom, two beds, and great views to the blue sea. Really it was too much for my previous luxuries; this room was bigger than my room in New York, well this is not too difficult but still. The food was the best I have had since the last time I went to Caracas. The crew and the group were very nice. I really liked talking with a lady that is traveling with her husband in a land rover around the world this is her second year! Nice haaa!! But she is 60 humm I wish I could do that a bit earlier… I didn’t tell her that don’t worry. Also Marita, a German lady that have her own travel agency and travels all year round to check what she is going to recommend to her customers, not bad either. The Islands and the animals were as impressive and as Darwin said. I want to go back!