This morning we left the ship at 6:00 A.M. To walk on North Seymour Island. This is the only island where you can find frigate birds all year round. We watched the females deciding which male they wanted to nest with. There were also Blue-Footed Boobies dancing their mating dance. We walked around the island in an hour, then went back to the ship for breakfast.
After breakfast we went to the airport. When Juan checked us in, he found out that our flight had been canceled. We were put on a later flight which was non-stop to Quito. It would arrive only an hour later than the other flight, but we had to wait a long time in the airport at Baltra.
There were two OAT groups that would be on this plane, so the guides arranged an hour bus trip of Baltra. We found out that this island was an American base in World War II. It was used to protect the Panama Canal. The buildings were in ruins. There was a fire a few years ago that destroyed the main building. After the bus tour, we waited outside the airport on a bench where we could feel the ocean breezes.
We had a smooth flight to Quito, and Dephin was there to greet us. The bus trip to the hotel took about an hour and a half to get to our hotel because of the rush hour traffic. Paul and I went out for Italian food across the street . It tasted really good after all that seafood and Ecuadorian food we have eaten on this trip.
. Our cabin #3 on TipTop III
. Riding the panga for the last time to go to the airport
. Our view from the bench outside the airport
. The female frigate has decided that she doesn’t like the male, so she is flying away.
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