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The plastic bag was sheer luck. We recieved documentation at the pre-cruise hotel which made reference to the fact that the Galapagos did not want 'shopping bags of plastic'to be taken there and generally discouraged any one-use plastic bag. So we culled them in the hotel but just missed the one...

Day 25 - Monday The alarm chirped at 0550. Going home day! Whilst I love holidays, the constant new room every night wears me down. 8 years ago I was diagnosed with Asperger’s which made a whole of things suddenly make sense, especially the constant change of nightly location when we do road...

Day 24 - Sunday Breakfast was typical but worser. Fegg rounds, a product claiming to be beef patties, sugar-everything, some bagels and bread. I’m trying to forget it so won’t elaborate further. Today we had time, due to my SNAFU from last night so we thought to do some shopping. I like the US...

Day 23 - Saturday. We headed North towards Washington DC where we had a flight from DCA to LAX on Monday 19th, to meet QF94 to MEL, thence QF1291 to HBA. The plan for today was to tourist our way up to around Richmond Virginia which would be our stop for the night, but nothing yet booked...

Day 22 - Friday Waking up to an empty house at 0845 we had a leisurely breakfast. Once our hosts arrived back, hot and sweaty as it was very humid, we went on a tour of the island. Being and island obviously there were ocean side places of interest so we went to one community area with a...

Day 21 - Thursday. Up at 0800 for the regular cheap motel breakfast. Thin patties of some sort of meat, Feggs (fake eggs) and sugar laden other stuff. I stuck with a waffle and yoghurt. On the road in the Small Town towards Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to stay 2 nights with a couple...

Day 20-Wednesday. After a sort of decent sleep, although I am still swaying in time with the waves, we woke at 0250. Downstairs at 0325 we were the only ones on it until 0329 when 2 different groups turned up. The hotel does provide a basic offering of food and drinks but nothing gourmet and...

Day 19 - Tuesday. Last day on the boast and end of the Galápagos Islands. Not a bad sleep, as we motored North with the current leaving at 2000 and did some boat surfing, so the ride was acceptable, arriving in San Cristobal about 0100. Around 5am the boat came alive and the anchor was raised...

Day 18 Monday. The final full day. Well, what a night. Rock and Roll hit Natural Paradise big time overnight. Whilst not waves, we had some big fat swells and the boat was rocking side to side and rolling front to back. Plates, cups, glasses were crashing to the floor all night long. It...

Day 17 - Saturday What a night. Rock and roll most of the night. Plus engine noise. Plus waves crashing against the hull. No sleep in Cabin 3. When researching this cruise I did notice a number of catamarans on offer, and forum talk seemed to prefer them. I can now say that I think a cat is...

Day 16 - Friday May 9. Added the day & date so I can keep up. Today the music was back but earlier - breakfast was served at 0630 as we were to be on land at 0730 for a walk/hike up the Sierra Negra volcano on Isabella Island. The bay we are in is quite crowded with boats although most of...

Day 15. The day started at 0500 as promised with main engine start and the anchor being lifted. Later at breakfast a lady from the northern US asked if anyone else heard it. Yes, sweetie we all heard the steel chain being dragged up through an alloy hull. Around 0530 the crew started setting...

Day 14. The day started at 0650 with gentle piano music playing softly through the cabin speakers to awaken us from our slumber in a calming relaxing way. <insert sound of vinyl record having the needle ripped across it> The day started at 0650 with Peruvian music being played far too loud...

Well I doubt any cabin on this would avoid noise as its an alloy hull. The engine noise can be tuned out somewhat but the biggest issue us the crew - they start setting up breakfast about 5.30am for 7am seating. But they are loud, clumsy and talk and whistle. Quite ignorant of the fact there are...

Day 13 Up at 0420 to be ready for RoyalGalapagos to collect us at 0450 for the trip to the airport. SNAFU #1. No one told us there would a basic breakfast supplied. Not Royal Galapagos nor the hotel. But anyway we managed to grab a coffee and some cornflakes. There were 3 other couples on...

Day 12. Flights Cusco via Lima to Quito in Ecuador. 5am wake up to catch a taxi datum at 5.30. I woke feeling much better with no headache and lingering plumbing issues but feeling much better than the day before. Our drivers clock was fast as at 5.20 he messaged me saying he was outside. So...

Day 11. Man down. I think it was the eggs for breakfast. Or the juice that was freshly made but to the sound what sounded like ice being crushed in a blender. Up at 0430 for a 0500 pickup to Palccoyo Mountain. Felt like junk with diarrhoea making itself known since last night. Weak, a bit...

And in breaking news in a small square in Cuzco some bloke was walking his guinea pig on a leash. There is some goodness in the world.

Day 10 Saturday morning. Should be a time of rest. So why the heck did we have some bloke loading bags of rubbish into a ute at 6.30 am???? When will it end. We struggled through trying to rest until 8.30 then went to breakfast. I opted for an omelette with hams cheese and tomato but it really...

It’s available at plenty of places and has some varying names. We don’t really want to eat pets so have avoided it to date.