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In reply to the discussion: Anyone ever visit Ecuador? [View all]

wryter2000

(47,555 posts)
13. I sure hope you can find a solo
Thu Aug 12, 2021, 01:06 PM
Aug 2021

You might need to get someone to join you on that part of the trip.

BTW, both my sister and I have limited mobility. I found I could do "wet" landings, where they pull the zodiac up onto the beach easily, but the ones where you had to jump onto a tiny stoop were beyond my ability. The person in charge was very good at creating things for us with limited mobility to do. One of my very favorite things was for the "old folks." They took us to a tiny white-sand beach. The four of us and the naturalist were the only people on the island. But we shared it with a seal lion and her pup. The pup ended up hopping over to one of us and poking her on the arm. We had a visit from a penguin, and colorful fish swam between our legs.

The area where we saw tortoises was very easy to navigate. We had a nice lunch in a large, outdoor dining room and then wandered into a field full of tortoises. Later we had to urge a couple of tortoises off the road so we could get back.

The cruise was 7 days.

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Anyone ever visit Ecuador? [View all] berniesandersmittens Aug 2021 OP
I went almost 40 years ago... getagrip_already Aug 2021 #1
It's going to be a solo trip berniesandersmittens Aug 2021 #2
You'd better look into Galapagos ahead of time wryter2000 Aug 2021 #8
Thank you berniesandersmittens Aug 2021 #9
I sure hope you can find a solo wryter2000 Aug 2021 #13
If solo, and not an experienced travelor with some limitations.... getagrip_already Aug 2021 #10
I traveled to Italy solo wryter2000 Aug 2021 #14
isn't that what I said n/t? getagrip_already Aug 2021 #15
I was just agreeing with you wryter2000 Aug 2021 #16
sorry, I was just checking to see if I made a slipup and it came off diff getagrip_already Aug 2021 #17
You didn't screw anything up. wryter2000 Aug 2021 #18
I don't know anything about Ecuador, but a travel agent spooky3 Aug 2021 #3
I thought travel agencies stopped booking airline flights PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2021 #4
Employer paid for it. I don't know how it worked, sorry. Nt spooky3 Aug 2021 #5
I'm guessing the travel agent charged a fee for booking the flights. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2021 #12
This article may help: spooky3 Aug 2021 #6
Ty berniesandersmittens Aug 2021 #11
I've been to Galapagos wryter2000 Aug 2021 #7
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