Saturday morning we left for the airport around 7:15 am. We had to go thru a special screening procedure for the galapagos, where they looked through our bags for seeds, plants, etc. That could destroy an ecosystem. Our flight was Quito to Guayaquil and then Guayaquil to Baltra Island. We flew AeroGal, and the experience was great! When we landed on the island we had to have our luggage searched again and then we paid our $100 fee to enter the islands. We met our guide who took care of all the transportation arrangements to get to Puerto Ayora (a bus to the ferry to a taxi that drives 40 minutes to Puerto Ayora). Once in Puerto Ayora, we met Paola, who showed us around the house. IT IS BEAUTIFUL! Around 3:30pm we headed to Darwin's Station. Here we learned a bit about invasive species and we got to see a galapagos tortoise farm. It was really interesting. After that we decided to have dinner. We ate some delicious seafood at a bar/restaurant on the main street. My spicy garlic shrimp was to die for. After dinner we got ice cream... I tried nutella and coconut flavors. SO GOOD! After that we headed to the grocery store to buy stuff for cocktails and breakfast the following day.
That night we watched Moulin Rouge and then went to bed early. A good first day.
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