It can really catch up to you, even when you are on vacation. Some days, you need a slow start. We went to a mangrove swamp yesterday, populated with small sharks, fish, rays and sea turtles, then made out way south from baltra to Puerto Ayora. On the way, we saw the massive land tortoises of the highlands.
There are a lot of microclimates in the Galapagos and the misty, green landscape of the highlands offers a lot more for the more than 100 year old beasties. We visited a farm and for $3, we got boots and entrance to the park, where we saw more than a dozen turtles that were simply huge. Worth stopping by to see.
Today, we'll take another speed boat to Isabella. I've already taken some motion sickness tablets. Normally, it's just not a problem, but I am not trying to win a tough guy contest here, no nausea and added perk is that they make me a little drowsy so I can just sleep while we bang on the water like some cheap carnival ride. Every so often, you'll get a glimpse of something beautiful, like a bird or the islands, then it's back to bangbangbang for the duration.
Isabella's main town puerto villamil is pretty much an outpost, but it has been expanding.
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