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Halesy's Global Adventure - the Surf Trip of a Lifetime - masses of photos from Halesy's travels and reports of good places to stay, surfing beaches and much, much more .....

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Halesy's Global Adventure
- the Surf Trip of a Lifetime




..... Halesy left behind him England, Saunton Sands, Cfer, Wedge and a great many friends, when he flew out to Miami at the start of his Global Adventure at the beginning of 2002     (see index)

He's just arrived home! - the last few trip reports will be on line soon and meanwhile we've added masses of new photos to previous reports - see bottom of page for links to Picture Libraries.


The story continues...............
THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS ..... PART 5


NEWS # 008


Hi everyone!

The Galapagos Islands ..... part 5

After breakfast, we head to the island and start the long walk to the top. The island appears to be covered in a deep layer of volcanic sand but we are aided to a large degree by a kind of boardwalk and steps which have been built by the park authority. It still takes us some time to reach the top and along the way our guide explains about how the island was formed.

From the summit we are afforded fantastic views of this and the surrounding islands. This one appears to be made up of several craters and I imagine that Mars looks something like this. There is very little vegetation and the island has a stark beauty.

After lunch we are in the water again and see a massive stingray. It seems that there is as much to see under the water as above it.

We then take a dinghy ride to Santiago and walk across the lava field, a relatively new structure, about one hundred and twenty years old. The lava has flowed in rope-like formations and can also be found in the Hawaiian islands. It looks amazing.

From here it's a three hour trip to North Seymour and the boys cast out a line on the way to see if they can catch us some dinner. Sure enough, it isn't long before we have a large Wahoo which the guys bring on board the dinghy and then proceed to gut and fillet. We have dinner on arrival at North Seymour.

The next morning we are up at 5.45 am for an early trip to the island. After a slippery landing, we head off to the Frigate bird and Booby breeding grounds and see lots of both.

frigate bird chicks, funny looking fellas - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

frigate bird chicks, funny looking fellas



who's a pretty boy, then? - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

who's a pretty boy, then?

However, something else catches my attention as I see a plume of spray moving down the coast in the distance. When we arrive I am treated to a rare sight as a perfect four foot righthander barrels down the beach in front of me. Apparently on north swells it can get to over ten feet and breaks for several hundred metres. Perfection!!! Am jealous of sealions who are surfing today.

North Seymour, four feet and perfect - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

North Seymour, four feet and perfect



this little chap was just soaking up the sun - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

this little chap was just soaking up the sun

Back to the boat for breakfast and we motor to Baltra so that people can disembark to catch their flights.

Susanna and I are both staying in the islands and on arrival at the airport we put our luggage on the bus which, we have been assured by our guide, will not depart before the first flight arrives. We go to buy postcards and, on our return, find that the bus and our luggage has gone!

No point in panicking. Thankfully the bus comes back twenty minutes later with our luggage still on it.

Some hours later, we get back to Puerto Ayora and I start to feel unwell once more. I check into the Hotel Elizabeth again and decide that rest will be the best option. Room will not stay still, so I take some pills and go to bed.

The next day I feel very little better, so decide to try to get a plane back to Quito on Tuesday, the following day. The people at the airline office are most accommodating and I get a reservation for the 10.45 am flight. Yes!!!

unusual shops here .... ! - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

unusual shops here .... !

Go to Tortuga Bay for a last surf before I leave the islands. Powerful 3 feet but poor shape. Feel better for it but decide to pass on the food again at dinner time.

Seeya,

Halesy



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