by Calvin Sun | Nov 13, 2022 | Galápagos Islands, November 2022: Galápagos Islands
On our last morning and right before our 11am flights back to Guayaquil and Quito, we woke up at an early 6am call for a quick last minute morning visit to North Seymour: An island formed at the same time and by the same process – an uplifting of undersea...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 12, 2022 | Galápagos Islands, November 2022: Galápagos Islands
For our fourth and last full day in the Galápagos, we arrived at Sullivan Bay on the eastern coast of Santiago Island. Here we took a break from all the fearless wildlife and focused instead on the lesser known geology and volcanic origins of the...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 11, 2022 | Galápagos Islands, November 2022: Galápagos Islands
After a 5-6 hour sail last night to reach the northern island of Genovesa by 2am, we woke up to a 7th grade science throwback: Darwin Bay is a must-visit site for evolution supporters and birdwatchers. Starting with a 9am landing on a white...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 10, 2022 | Galápagos Islands, November 2022: Galápagos Islands
The next morning we woke up for breakfast and coffee … along with a sea lion who hitched a ride on our boat with friends last night and had kept some of us up! Our first stop this morning was Black Turtle cove, which we could only reach by...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 9, 2022 | Galápagos Islands, November 2022: Galápagos Islands
Our Galápagos adventure begins! After a full day in Guayaquil, we woke up at 6:30am and headed first thing in the morning to GYE airport on the domestic side. Once arriving at departures, we registered and paid the $100 USD in cash (they only accept cash)(...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 8, 2022 | Ecuador, Fit for Foodies, Galápagos Islands, Layovers, Walking Tours
So what’s life like after publishing your first book? Staying grounded for an abnormally long 3 months (it’s not often you get a book out in the world!), I took the edge off with 2 weekends of camping. However, very...
