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So we headed for the Galapagos Islands, and
started our time in Ecuador by burning a significant portion of our
financial savings. But what the hell, it was fun anyway.
Our tour agency/armed bandits told us
that since we wanted to scuba dive AND see the islands that the best thing
to do was to pay them the equivalent of the gross national product of
Ecuador and that they would take care of everything. Well, actually,
since Ecuador is in a constant recession, that wasn't too bad on the
checkbook, but, still...
At any rate, what they really said was
that we should do part of the trip based on the island, and then take a
shorter boat trip (5 days). We took their word (to their credit,
they were right).
The Red Mangrove Inn
We didn't like the
options they were giving us for hotels, so we found our own. The Red Mangrove Inn was one of
the coolest B&B's in the Galapagos (well, we thought it was the
coolest we've ever been to, period). And, by sheer luck, we got upgraded to the
best room, with a view of the bay, where we could watch sea life and boats
right from our bed every morning. It was awesome.
Here are a few shots from their website, and
a link for anyone who is interested:
www.redmangrove.com
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