Hello friends. I am back in Quito for a few days after a fantastic tour of the beautiful Pacific Islands of the Galapagos National Park. I made lots of notes but right now can't remember how I pasted into this program before so it may have to wait a few days. You will be very excited to read it by the time I get to it. By then I will be able to show you some of the many pictures I have of Blue Footed Boobies, Sea Lions, Albatross, Lava Gulls, Marine and Land Iguanas, and of course, the Giant Tortoise.
In the meantime, I can share that we had our bags out by 6:15 am with breakfast at quarter to seven and left for our final transfer by Zodiac to the dock at Baltra for the short ride to the Guayaquil Airport. Our flight was not until 11:30 but we had to be off the boat and had no better place to wait than the tiny open air airport. It has two gates: one for going to the plane by way of the front door and one for the back door!
LAN is a nice airline and served snacks even on the second part of the flight which was only a half hour after we picked up the new passengers in Guayaquil. The total flight time was two hours but after leaving the boat at 8:30 it was nearly 5:00 pm by the time we were in the Quito Hilton.
I repacked for the final flights to come home early Tuesday morning and then had dinner with Carolyn and Madeline in the hotel restaurant. Most of the group went to various fancy restaurants. We are sticking close by. This is the week of celebration of the founding of the city which lasts from the 1st to the 6th. Wow, what a party is going on right outside our hotel and in the park across the street. Decorated pickup trucks and Volkswagen type buses are cruising the street with gangs of riders and bands standing on the roofs playing loudly. It reminiscent of Mardi Gras! And it lasts for six days!
We have two full days before we come home so I am going to take a bath, read my book, and go to sleep. More later.
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