On Sunday, we took a long panga ride to Black Turtle Cove
off the coast of Santa Cruz. We saw turtles, sharks and rays,
but unfortunately, they were not easy to photograph. So you will
have to take my word for it! Later in the day, we flew back to
Quito, then arose at 3:30 on Monday AM to head back to the US.
That was the highlights of our trip. I only included about
5% of the pictures we took and left out many of the stories.
A few final thoughts:
For all those of us who expect summer days to be long and
winter days to be short (the day is about 15 hours as I write
this on June 28), being on the equator is bizarre - the day only
varies by 18 minutes during the year.
While we were there, I was never able to get oriented by the
sun - it was too close to the zenith most of the day.
If you like nature, it's a great place to visit. If you like
creature comforts, consider taking the same tour company we did
- they do take care of you well!
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