First, a
little orientation: The Galápagos are a Pacific archipelago about
600 miles west of the coast of Ecuador. The equator runs through
the islands, but the water gets cold during the dry season because of the currents from Antarctica. We
were here during the wet season, so the waters were quite
comfortable--in the high 70s or low 80s.
Our 8-day itinerary started at San Cristobal, the
eastern-most island, and followed the arrows to Española, Floreana,
etc. The long hops were usually done at night to maximize our
daylight on the various islands.
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