When we arrived, I apologyzed. Couldn’t find the right words to describe the place nor my feelings about it. Back home, I must confess that the whole week I have been trying, looking up for new words on the dictionary, watching over and over pictures and videos of the trip – which has been counterproductive because with each image I am left speechless again. So I have decided to write only the few thoughts that coherently I can articulate, and let the pictures tell the rest of the story.
Galapagos is not a place, is a time space. You arrive by plane or ship from continental Ecuador, but seems like you’ve traveled in a time machine to a parallel universe. To a place where for some reason time doesn’t goes by at the same pace. Or perhaps hours and days go by, but not years? I am thinking that maybe in Lewis Carroll’s world or at a Kubric’s movie some of this makes sense.
Nirvana, that stage of complete bliss and enlightenment, that some religions have as the ultimate state to achieve, is the word that comes to mind. I felt like that, as if every cell of my body was full of oxygen and nutrients. As if everything was perfect, lacking nothing. Felt like a millionaire of life.
Galapago’s animals seem like Saint Francis of Assisi trained them. They don’t fear humans or vice versa. Sharks and penguins swim close, with the confidence that gives them the fact of have never been harmed. Sea lions take naps on the pier or on boats, while black iguanas lay back in the sun careless. Once in a while, a stingray flies out a bit just to get noticed.
Nature looks intact, unchanged from what it probably looked like for thousand of years.
Humans that inhabit there (very limited numbers) seem to be fully aware of their blessings and take good care of the islands. Visitors understand it very soon too.
In case you have plans to go, here is a list of hotels and restaurants that I love:
Best Hotels
www.angermeyer-waterfront-inn.com
http://www.royalpalmgalapagos.com
Best eats:
La Garrapata: Restaurant and bar
Il Giardino: Restaurant and Gelateria
Angermeyer Cafe: The food is delicious, cocktails are great too; but the view is priceless. Great place to watch the sunset.
I’m Galapagos’s obsessed now. Since I left, I only want to go back.
This post is stunning. I’ve always dreamed about visiting the Galapagos islands and your photos really spark a new desire in me. I didn’t realize that you actually have a blog until today. But somehow I can’t find a way to subscribe. Are you on bloglovin or can a subscribe to an rss or mail? Thx and xoxo Andrea
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Dear Andrea, I am very glad to hear you liked it. Come to Galapagos whenever you can, I will love to be your host. The subscription option, appears at the beginning when you open the blog, but i recently joined Bloglovin too! Thank you for your kindness!
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