Wow great blog. Thanks for the report. We are seriously looking at booking this trip - so look forward to the next portions of your trip report. How did you choose the timing of your trip? Is there a best time for weather?

We wanted to go during the cool season, which runs from May thru December.

See this link ... http://www.galapagosislands.com/galapagos-resources/galapagos-weather.html

Aug/Sep might have been cooler, but we already had other commitments, hence it was July.

Our first afternoon at sea is now posted at http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/an-afternoon-of-magnificens.html

First part of first landing posted ... http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/santiago-puerto-egas.html

Two more parts for Puerto Egas --

http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/santiago-puerto-egas-drama-happens.html

and

http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/santiago-puerto-egas-imps-of-darkness.html

Finally -- the snorkeling/beach time for our morning excursion at Puerto Egas
http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/0...ing-beach.html

These two links are for the afternoon landing at Rabida Island

http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/rabida-island.html

http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/rabida-snorkeling-beach-time.html

Thanks again for posting...your pictures and write ups are great!

A couple of parts for Isabela Island ...

Elizabeth Bay: http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/isabela-elizabeth-bay-by-panga.html

Deepwater Snorkel: http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/isabela-deepwater-snorkel.html

Caleta Tagus (Part I): http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/isabela-caleta-tagus-by-panga.html (the land portion of this will be in the next post).

Caleta Tagus Part II -- the walk -- http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/isabela-caleta-tagus-darwins-lake-walk.html

This was a fascinating morning ... in particular our short walk on the lava flow.

[url]http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/as-day-4-dawns-this-is-why-were-always.html[/url]

[url]http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/santiago-sullivan-bay-by-panga.html[/url]

[url]http://2totravel.blogspot.com/2012/07/santiago-sullivan-bay-lava-walk.html[/url]

Haven't had a chance to post links recently, but I am continuing to make headway with the trip ... if anyone is interested still interested, just go to my blog at http://2totravel.blogspot.com and check out the entries in the July 2012 archive in the sidebar.