One last excursion (a deep water snorkelfrom the zodiacs at 7.30am when everything was already packed seemed questionably sensible - but boy was it worth it)l. Proud to have all 5 of us on a 16 strong Zodiac - plus a handful of Gardners, we definitely had the upper hand though it didn't stop a couple of ultra competitive snorkelers (seemed to be about speed rather than quality!) from leading the way! Alan was told off for diving too deep to snap a shark (yes, wit...

Our memories are struggling, it's now 3 days later so today is a bit ofa blur -but this was the visit to Albatross land, the most taxing of all walks - which in reality meant no more than a few rocks to clamber over, but it was slightly more physical than the others - apparently a couple of older gents barely made it, and that may give you some idea of the 'cruise' fitness levels! We walked in between nests of albatrosses, boobies andother birds - gaviotas - and ...

Day 6, Dragon Hill, Floreana Slowly and surely we are taking over the boat. Our kids have successfully infiltrated the crew - Derry is now manning reception, and announcing the imminent departures over the tannoy, Siena has captured the bar by distracting Carlos with noughts and crosses, hand slapping and thumb wrestling, and Finn is handling the restaurant by hi-fiving all the crew, especially Hugo (Boss!) our main waiter. They also led the birthday cake celebr...

This is crossover day, so there are people leaving and joining the ship, and we get a period of quiet for a few hours on a very empty boat. First up though,(that was a 7.30am call for the Frigates), was a trip to the lovely soft sands of Santa Cruz where we saw more turtle trails, egg holes in the sand and some pink flamingos. The water here was lovely, no waves, clear, fantastic fish again, including small puffer/box fish in the shallows. Siena got her feet wet,...