The coastline and the food
15 oktober 2014 - Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
After exploring the hills of the island we spend some time doing the coast and beaches.
We noticed a large variety of birds including the famous red and blue footed boobies.
Since it is dry season the inland, with the exception of the the vulcanoes is very dry. This creates a white landscape inland but at the coastline it is quite green.
The beaches are very much like pictures of paradise islands. White beaches with light blue and clear waters. The kind of beaches you tought only existed on photo shopped foto's. A handfull of tourists lie on the beach or are snorkeling. They stare as a large leguaan slowly crawls by. First reaction is to take out your camera. After a few pass you get used to it. Most of the animals don't fear humans. They shouldn't either, not anymore at least. This behaviour did lead to the extinction of some species in less fortunate times.
On the Galapagos are basically three types of food. Typical Ecuadorian food that usually consists from soup with some meat or fish in it, followed by a main course with rice, one vegetable, usually some form of beans and a piece of meat or fish with a drink. You can get this for about 3,5 to 4$. Then there is seafood. This is more inherent to the Galapagos. A lot of things lobsters, fish, octopus, snail and other fish are caught around the Galapagos. This is more expensive, but still half the price of what you pay in Western Europe. A complete lobster costs 25$. Some rules are set to prevent overfishing: e.g. they need to be at least 26cm long to be allowed for sale.
Last on the list you can also get Western food in a few places. This is even more costly and closer to European prices.
We mostly kept to national and local dishes. The national because it's cheap for what you get and the local seafood because it is just so good.
We noticed a large variety of birds including the famous red and blue footed boobies.
Since it is dry season the inland, with the exception of the the vulcanoes is very dry. This creates a white landscape inland but at the coastline it is quite green.
The beaches are very much like pictures of paradise islands. White beaches with light blue and clear waters. The kind of beaches you tought only existed on photo shopped foto's. A handfull of tourists lie on the beach or are snorkeling. They stare as a large leguaan slowly crawls by. First reaction is to take out your camera. After a few pass you get used to it. Most of the animals don't fear humans. They shouldn't either, not anymore at least. This behaviour did lead to the extinction of some species in less fortunate times.
On the Galapagos are basically three types of food. Typical Ecuadorian food that usually consists from soup with some meat or fish in it, followed by a main course with rice, one vegetable, usually some form of beans and a piece of meat or fish with a drink. You can get this for about 3,5 to 4$. Then there is seafood. This is more inherent to the Galapagos. A lot of things lobsters, fish, octopus, snail and other fish are caught around the Galapagos. This is more expensive, but still half the price of what you pay in Western Europe. A complete lobster costs 25$. Some rules are set to prevent overfishing: e.g. they need to be at least 26cm long to be allowed for sale.
Last on the list you can also get Western food in a few places. This is even more costly and closer to European prices.
We mostly kept to national and local dishes. The national because it's cheap for what you get and the local seafood because it is just so good.
