After a lovely three days on Isabella Island it was time for a long day's travel.
We hopped onboard the speed boat and watch the sunrise as we retraced our path back to Santa Cruz Island.
It was a much smoother ride back to Puerto Ayora and hubby had a premiere view up top with the captain.
We visited a family owned farm where the tortoises are everywhere and I was told this is the standard on the island.
On the Galapagos, tortoises ARE KING OF THE ROAD!
Land Tortoises are free roaming on Santa Cruz. They are thought to live 150 years but this is an estimate. The rings on their shells are not like that on a tree and do not indicate age. These creatures haven't been studied long enough for scientists to have a precise method to find their age.
They can't swim but do like to sit in shallow ponds.
A tortoise's traveling home is quite comfortable but I wouldn't want to carry it on my back all the time!
A master at work!
When you come across a stubborn tortoise there is only one way to get him to move...
tickle his "get a long"!
Little did we know what a LONG day it would be, hopping from bus, to boat,
to bus, to boat, to bus, to plane, and finally the last leg of our days journey,back again to a late night bus ride twisting up the
Andes Mountains to a late night arrival at Papallacta Hot Springs.
and waking up to this...
11,000 feet above sea level in the middle of the Andes.
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