Well, this morning was the last breakfast on board and while we ate, the crew collected our luggage and sent them off to shore for our trip to the airport. We were docked at the southern end of Santa Cruz and we had to make our way to Baltra at the northern end of the island which proved to be an adventure.
First we took a panga ride ashore then we hopped on a bus and we did one last quick walk in the highlands of Santa Cruz and then continued on the bus until we reached the water again and then we had to take a ferry in which all of our luggage was thrown on the top of the ferry. We only went a short distance and then we were off the ferry and onto another bus that finally brought us to the airport. We wandered through the small market that is outside of the airport and then eventually we had to check-in for our flight.
Finally we are on our way back to Quito for a few more days. We arrived in Quito earlier than scheduled and I didn't find a driver with our name waiting so I asked the lady at the taxi stand and she gladly said that she had a driver to take us but what I didn't realize until it was too late was that she was giving me a regular taxi and we had to pay for it and by the time I figured that out it was too late. So, we paid the guy and thought lesson learned. A while after we were checked in our travel agent called because our actual driver had gone to the airport and could not find us. I told her of our mishap and she apologized and said that she would send over a refund to us at our hotel which I thought to be very nice since it was our fault anyway.
Dave and I were pretty tired today so we just hung out at the hotel and had dinner here as well which was pretty good and at a decent price as well.
Finally we will be sleeping without any motion and without having to get up early.
First we took a panga ride ashore then we hopped on a bus and we did one last quick walk in the highlands of Santa Cruz and then continued on the bus until we reached the water again and then we had to take a ferry in which all of our luggage was thrown on the top of the ferry. We only went a short distance and then we were off the ferry and onto another bus that finally brought us to the airport. We wandered through the small market that is outside of the airport and then eventually we had to check-in for our flight.
Finally we are on our way back to Quito for a few more days. We arrived in Quito earlier than scheduled and I didn't find a driver with our name waiting so I asked the lady at the taxi stand and she gladly said that she had a driver to take us but what I didn't realize until it was too late was that she was giving me a regular taxi and we had to pay for it and by the time I figured that out it was too late. So, we paid the guy and thought lesson learned. A while after we were checked in our travel agent called because our actual driver had gone to the airport and could not find us. I told her of our mishap and she apologized and said that she would send over a refund to us at our hotel which I thought to be very nice since it was our fault anyway.
Dave and I were pretty tired today so we just hung out at the hotel and had dinner here as well which was pretty good and at a decent price as well.
Finally we will be sleeping without any motion and without having to get up early.
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