Biking in Galapagos

Ahoy! Bob and I have just returned from an AWESOME trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Suffice it to say that all you have heard is true -- the Galapagos islands are a wealth of natural wildlife, most of whom are perfectly content to treat us humans as mildly annoying paparazzi.

In my amateur opinion, Ecuador is doing a great job of preserving the islands as a nature sanctuary. So you won't be surprised to hear that biking is a popular way of getting around! Many of the islands are not inhabited, but there is a lovely village on the island of Santa Cruz, which served as our home base for the scuba diving portion of our trip.

There, we saw many biking residents and many sturdy bike racks. In the photo, you can see a bike rack, with the sea in the background. I was surprised and delighted to see a dedicated bike lane!!