Farewell Santa Cruz…and Galapagos

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Instead of going to what would have been my fourth tortoise center, I decided to hang back at the hotel, relax the broken toe, and drink a few beers with the sea lions. They were like, “oh hey, you’re back? Cool. Do you mind if we eat a snake and then maybe nurse our babies? That’s cool? OK great. You’re fun.” You do you, gross marine mammal monster things, you do you.

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Sea Kayaking

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Sea kayaking was never listed on any of our [constantly changing] itineraries, so it was a pleasant surprise to do this on our first full day in the Galapagos. Currents were occasionally strong, and paddles sometimes fell apart, but it was fun. I spotted a blue footed boobie, and we caught sight of a quick-moving sea turtle too.

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