When touring South America make sure you include Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands on your bucket list.  The Galápagos Islands is a group of 14 islands 1,000 km west of the coast of Ecuador.  In 1978 the Galápagos Islands were one of the first groups of islands to be added to the World Heritage list. Galapagos…

The first Island on our itinerary was Santa Cruz Island. We arrived on the island by tender craft launched from the expedition cruise ship MV Galapagos Explorer ll. We didn’t realize it at the time but we were about to be treated to something very special. Lonely George Lonesome George Galapagos Islands Giant Land Tortoises…