Day 40 – Am I stiil on Earth?

Day two of the Galapagos adventure started with a drive and a hike up to the Sierra Negra volcano crater. And what a crater, 9 kilometres across – the second largest in the world. On one side you could see a bank of clouds readying themselves to roll over the rim, and to the other a black scar created when the volcano last erupted in 2005. We walked partially around the rim, starring in wonder at the sight in front of us. Jover, our guide who’s name I now remember, filled us in on the volcano’s history and that of the local wildlife. He also seemed to be taking as many pictures as us.

Descending the volcano we pulled into to a giant tortoise sanctuary. Before seeing any wildlife we were treated to some tea/coffee with copious amounts of rum – went down well. Our host then led us round the ground of the sanctuary and handed us fresh fruit from the trees as we went. Entering the tortoise enclosure was like stepping back in time. Ancient faces seemed to be watching us as much as w

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