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Saa har vi tilbragt en uge i Utopia - Naermere betegnet Galapagos oerne, ud for Ecaudor!
Dette sted er som intet vi tidligere har set! Galapagos bliver hvert aar besogt at tusindvis af turister og backpakcere, alle kommer for at opleve det helt unikke dyreliv som oerne er kendt for, og som Charles Darwin brugte mange aar paa at studere og som ogsaa var en del af grundlaget for hans evolutionsteori!
Galapagos skulle vise sig at blive et midlertidigt hojdepunkt paa vores tur, for dette sted er virkelig noget helt specielt! Dyrerene har gennem mange generationer levet side om side med mennesker, og de har derfor ingen instiktiv frygt for os, hvilket gor at man kan komme hekt taet paa dem alle..Specielt soloverne ligger og flyder som om de ejer de hele!
Vi var forst lidt bekymret for budgettet herude, for det er meget hoje priser, men vi fik booket et last-minute cruise rundt til nogle af oerne og fik en rigtig god dykker-deal ogsaa, saa alt i alt lykkedes det helt perfekt! Vi brugte en uge paa at udforske oerne, og saa adskillige solover, saeler, fugle, land-drager (jeg ved ikke rigtig hvad de hedder) kaempe skilpadder, delfiner og alt mulig andet!Vi sejlede rundt paa en herlig baad, sammen med andre backpackere og blev hele tiden overrasket over nye dyr og fugle. Vi snorklede ogsaa en masse, og alle soloverne var ikke sene til at hoppe i vandet og svomme med sammen med os, skilpadder og hajer!
Galapagos er ogsaa kendt for noget af verdens bedste dykning, for de vandene herude er totalt beskyttet imod fiskning. Vi havde saaledes vores sidste dyk herude og vi blev bestemt ikke skuffet! Ud over at vi konstant var omringet af tusindvis af fisk, dykkede vi ogsaa med 50 hammerhajer og en endnu storre gruppe af smaa djaevle rokker! Vel nok vores bedste dyk til dato + En pukkelryg hval saa vi da ogsaa lige fra baaden!
Galapagos var alt i alt helt fantatisk og samtidig en rigtig god start paa vores Sydamerika eventyr. Det er lige pludselig blevet lidt koldere, da vi nu befinder os i Quito (Ecuadors hovedstad) i knap 3000 meters hojde. Vi tager snart paa lidt sprogskole for vi bevaeger os ned gennem Andersbjergene!
Haaber alle har det godt i DK!!!
Kh
Anders og Charlie
Hello everyone!
Well, we have just returned from a week in the Galápagos islands - and we can´t really put it into words how spectacular it was! This sure is turning into a millionaires holiday! Nana Dot - I wish you could have joined us for it, as we know how much you love this place!
The Galápagos islands are a region of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador. They are famed for their vast number of endemic species such as the blue-footed booby and the marine iguanas.
As soon as we settled in our hotel on the main island of Santa Cruz, we went in search of some last-minute deals. We were pleasantly informed of a cruise for 3 nights, which went round the central islands of the Galápagos, and due to the fantastic price we instantly booked it!
We boarded the "Rumba" motor yacht just one day later, along with 8 other backpackers similar to ourselves, and had a brilliant few days! We had a great chef on the boat, so we ate like kings - it was most definitely the healthiest we have eaten in a long time!
The cruise took us to Santiago Island and the surrounding small islands such as Bartholomew and Rábida. We were lucky enough to snorkel with penguins, sea lions, green turtles and many reef sharks… the water was freezing, but well worth it for the life that exists in these waters! On land we did a lot of bird watching, and saw many sea lions, fur seals, marine iguanas and much more. The guide on the trip was very informative and loved to keep to the rules, so at times it felt a bit like a school trip… Although, it was very refreshing to see how much effort went into preserving these islands. As we sailed to North Semour, we spotted hundreds of bottle-nosed dolphins, some of which swam right next to the boat. Also at one point, a hammerhead shark surfaced right alongside the boat, with its fin out of the water, this gave me a slight flash-back to the Jaws movie!! The guide and captain said they had never seen a hammerhead at the surface before in their lives, so we were very lucky!
We rounded off our last night on the boat sampling the sweet Gálapagos wine and a homemade cake made by the chef himself. A fantastic end to the trip…
The last few days in Galápagos were spent diving! Our last 2 dives were possibly the best we have ever done in our lives! We were fortunate enough to see over 50 hammerhead sharks in total on the dives, and 50 or more manta (mobullar) rays! Just incredible and the perfect way to end our diving of the trip…
Now we are back on the mainland in Quito, Ecuador, where we are soon to start studying Spanish at school for a week or so. We are both staying in separate homestays to ensure we learn as much Spanish as possible in the short amount of time we have!
We hope all is well back at home,
Adios for now!
Charlotte and Anders x
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