to love and wander

Europe is calling…

Eight years, three states and one wedding. Big milestones that have a since past marking the lapse of time since Lauren and I were in Europe. My faithful and most dedicated readers (who are also super attractive and smart…you know who you are) will recall the last time we entered the continent was for our…

Day 7: Floreana and Santa Cruz

Day seven marked our final day on the Samba and what better way to honor the occasion with yet another early morning starting at six o’clock. We spent the night navigating to Floreana island, just straight south of Santa Cruz. Mirador de la Baronesa (Baroness Balcony/Bay) Since we were ending our day with a four…

Day 6: Isabela

Day six marked our final day on the island of Isabela prior to heading back east towards the central part of the archipelago. It was on day six where the reality sunk in that we were almost to the end of our tour but first, we had more terrain and wildlife to explore! Bahia Elizabeth…

Day 5: Isabela and Fernandina

We navigated further south to Tagus Cove overnight in order for us to kick off day five with a early morning hike to experience the sunrise over the island of Isabela and marvel over the drastic change in terrain caused by the newer volcanic activity. Tagus Cove Our hike began with with a landing alongside…

Day 4: Isabela

As day four arrived, we were starting to get into the swing of things up until Harry indicated we had to be ready to disembark at 5:45 instead of our now normal routine of six. It’s funny how wake up times are more amplified than during the day as that extra fifteen minutes of sleep…

Day 3: Marchena

After a full day of travel and another full day of exploring North Seymour and Genovesa, our third day was set to be a little lighter with most of the day spent navigating between islands. However, even with most of the day spent on the Samba, we still had a full morning snorkeling off the…

Day 2: Genovesa

Our first full day in the islands started at a glorious and perky 6:00am and we very quickly got back into the groove of life on the Samba. Today we found ourselves on the island of Genovesa, one of the islands located in the far north part of the archipelago. Our first stop on Genovesa…

Galapagos…the Encore! & Day 1: Mosquera Island

It was four years ago when Lauren and I first stepped on the diverse islands of the Galapagos. It’s often said that one’s first visit to a destination makes them a tourist, oohing and awing over every little thing, while subsequent visits allows one to truly experience and appreciate the little things that makes a…

Praslin

Accommodation: Constance Lemuria/ L’Escale Our exploration of the Seychelles continued as we made our way back to the Mahé airport to the domestic terminal to board our very small plane to the island of Praslin. The weather this day was dreary and rainy which actually made for a good travel day as it took most…

Mahé

Accommodation: Constance Ephelia Our trip is essentially split into two one week trips, the first week had us staying on the main island of the Seychelles, known as Mahé which houses most of the population and the capital city, Victoria. Our accommodation at the Ephelia is located on the southwest side of the island so…