Michael S. LibermanGalápagos Day 9: Santa Cruz to Quito
After a week on the Galapagos Islands we are slowing making our way home. We left the Hotel Las Palmeros at 7:30 a.m. for the bus trip halfway across Santa Cruz Island to see the stunning view of the twin craters at Los Gemelos, a volcanic formation resulting from sinking magma …
Ecuador • 0°37’29.80″ S 90°23’3.67″ W
Nikon D600 • Nikkor 28-300 mm f/3.5-5.6 at 100 mm • ISO 160 • 1/250 sec at f/5.3
Then we took the bus the rest of the way to the north end of Santa Cruz for the ferry across Itabaca Canal to Baltra Island.
Ecuador • 0°29’15.72″ S 90°16’49.57″ W
Nikon D600 • Nikkor 28-300 mm f/3.5-5.6 at 28 mm • ISO 100 • 1/1600 sec at f/3.5
Then on to another bus for the quick ride to the Baltra Airport. After a short delay waiting for the plane to arrive we took off for Guayaquil …
Ecuador • 0°26’42” S 90°16’10.2″ W
Apple iPhone 4S • ISO 50 • 1/1900 sec at f/2.4
… and then on to Quito.
Our return home continues tomorrow with a 2 a.m. wake up call for our 6 a.m. flight to Houston.
