The final morning in the Galapagos. Breakfast at 5:00 am with all our bags packed and ready to go.
It was super choppy getting into the pangas this morning with all the carry-ons but everyone made it with no one and no bags taking a swim...so a success!
First stop was El Chato 2 Ranch. It is an ecological reserve for tortoises. We donned big mud boots and went for a nice walk thru a cave and then to see the tortoises.
They had a little snack and gift shop. And in the shop, they had tortoise shells -- of course we all had to climb in one to see what it was like to be a tortoise. It's good their necks work differently than ours - because it was not comfortable. And in the picture, you will see Aaron - the tour leader having some fun with me in the tortoise shell.
We stayed for awhile and then made a stop at a ravine on our way to the airport - it had started raining so we did not do the walk at the ravine.
Back to the dock where they loaded our suitcases on top of the boats (so happy it had stopped raining) and then on the boat across the water to the other side and on the bus to the airport.
A fairly fast flight back to Quito and to the airport hotel. The Galapagos trip was over with many fond memories and some new friendships.
I'm so glad that I was able to experience some of the Galápagos Islands. It was an interesting and educational trip.