Getting To The Galapagos
So I'm off on one of my adventures. I always say I'm going to write up a blog about my journeys so I can read them back but also for the pleasure of sharing them with fellow and future travellers. This time, Galapagos. The Galapagos is notoriously expensive and difficult to get to, and so I decided to make things more complicated and slightly cheaper by being a volunteer for giant tortoises on Isla Isabela. In another post, I'll talk about how I became a volunteer, which itself was a multi step process. But today, I want to focus on getting there. So, here's some things to know that I was warned about and some things I found out. 1) You end up first in Quito or Guayaquil. The two airports are gorgeous modern places. I sadly saw very little of the Quito airport, but I'm getting to check out the domestic section of Guayaquil. The domestic flights has a Juan Valdez Cafe, a store with cool Peruvian looking shirts, another place to eat, and not much else. Charging oppo...