
Blue Footed Booby Mating Dance on Española Island
Darwin’s Paradise
Galapagos Islands Animals, Ecotourism & Adventure
My body is a sea cave.
With every crashing wave, every weebly-wobbly tilt of our ship, every rollercoaster-like moment of catching air before slamming down with an audible thump, it feels as if the cavern of my belly is filling with sloshing water, gradually rushing higher and higher in search of any crevice through which it might escape. With great effort, I manage to hold nausea at bay… but just barely.
We’re aboard the M/Y Eric, the 20-passenger flagship yacht of ecotourism operators Ecoventura, on a weeklong adventure through the Galapagos Islands. On our first night, we’re sailing north from San Cristobal to the island of Genovesa. And, although I’ve always loved the ocean, I’m coming to the realization that I’m not much of a seaman. It’s best out on the sundeck, where lounge chairs offer exceptional views of the sun setting on Kicker Rock, plus a refreshing wind that turns to a brisk chill as the evening sky provides the most brilliant star show you can imagine.





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