After talking to a couple of the outfits in Ecuador that work with various Galapagos yachts, I realized none of the trips would fit my schedule without making me take some time away from the countries I planned to visit later in the trip. Granted I could have dropped a lot more money and found one to accommodate me. But these 8-day yacht cruises (in my price range) were already hovering around $1200 (ok, so not really in my price range). Add to that the $380 round trip ticket to the islands from mainland Ecuador. Plus a $100 Galapagos park entrance fee, and I was already well over budget. So spending more on a yacht wasn't a solution. What to do?
Call Delta and see how much it would cost to add a week to my flight schedule. There was a service charge of $180, but the ticket price went down so I ended up only paying $125 to switch my dates. Now I can take the yacht I can afford, at the time it's available, and it won't take any time away from seeing the other countries. Problem solved.
Well, not exactly. After changing my ticket, I contacted the company I had been working with to reserve a slot on the yacht I wanted. Turns out they had upgraded the boat in the past two weeks and the price had jumped $180. Now I'm looking for another boat I can afford...
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Four Months of Travel Through Two Continents and Six Countries
The Sabattication
- Dan 3
- Washington, DC, United States
- My sabbatication from work to travel through South America and Antarctica for four months. If I owe you a drink or freelance work, this here's a good way to keep track of me.
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I hope you're keeping some additional notes on this process/trip because you'll be able to write a book. I'll edit it for you.
Oops, I forgot to ask...does this mean you'll be missing v-day?
I will be. When I made the plan to come back ON V-Day I got no love. So I switched it.
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