Dan, Sylvie and Felix Blog: Holy Galapagos Heck!

I wonder if Darwin realized what he would start when he wrote his theory of evolution based on his observations here in the Galapagos Islands - that the archipelago would become a massive and expensive tourist destination.

We have been anchored in the busiest town on Santa Cruz and were surprised to see how developed it is here. We are in the mist of a crowded sea of boats some of which decide it is okay to park their massive boats right on top of ours. After we digested the whopping cost to be able to stay and that the landscape we could see in the anchorage was a concrete parking lot full of white tourists like us, we started to explore these beautiful islands. The more we explored, the luckier we considered ourselves to be able to be here.

We have observed amazing wildlife, swam with sea turtles and playful sea lions and walked in remote areas busting at the seams with marine iguanas, little penguins, sea lions, blue footed boobies, ginormous rays, things we couldn't identify and really spectacular scenery. We love the Galapagos.