23 April 2023 at 1:38 pm ET |

This February, Chantal and I opted for a cruise of the Galapagos islands’ northern archipelago. We spent five days aboard the M/C Alya, a 31.5 metre catamaran with eight well-appointed cabins, 16 passengers, 10 crew, and one naturalist guide. Our cruise included stops at Genovesa, which requires a trip across the equator to reach; Santiago and Bartolomé, where Russel Crowe filmed Master and Commander; Sombrero Chino (Chinese Hat) and Mosquera, tiny volcanic cones with no apparent means to support life; and finally Santa Cruz, where we debarked and flew back to the mainland.

You can read more about our trip here. Otherwise, check these out.

23 April 2023 at 1:38 pm ET

This February, Chantal and I opted for a cruise of the Galapagos islands’ northern archipelago. We spent five days aboard the M/C Alya, a 31.5 metre catamaran with eight well-appointed cabins, 16 passengers, 10 crew, and one naturalist guide. Our cruise included stops at Genovesa, which requires a trip across the equator to reach; Santiago and Bartolomé, where Russel Crowe filmed Master and Commander; Sombrero Chino (Chinese Hat) and Mosquera, tiny volcanic cones with no apparent means to support life; and finally Santa Cruz, where we debarked and flew back to the mainland.

You can read more about our trip here. Otherwise, check these out.