GRIOTS REPUBLIC - An Urban Black Travel Mag - Jan 2016

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affair with Galapagos snorkeling. The
biodiversity was astounding, though
not always what I’d expected. I’ve
done a lot of snorkeling in warm
water, including the Red Sea, where
colorful fish and plants live among
stunning coral formations. In the
frigid waters off Santa Cruz, the
colors were muted and the sea floor
crowded with starfish, sea cucumbers
and various non-tropical fish species.
In the deep water areas, sharks swam
stealthily below us.
Las Grietas, off Santa Cruz, translates
to The Crevices. It was unforgettable.
After a water taxi ride to Finch Bay
and a 20-or-so-minute hike past a
swanky hotel and idyllic lagoons, we
swam between tall cliffs with rock
walls that plunged deep into water so
crystal-clear you could see right
down to the bottom.
The plan was to spend ten
August days islandhopping,
with the goal of
seeing as many of the
famously unique species
as we could.
affair with Galapagos snorkeling. The
biodiversity was astounding, though
not always what I’d expected. I’ve
done a lot of snorkeling in warm
water, including the Red Sea, where
colorful fish and plants live among
stunning coral formations. In the
frigid waters off Santa Cruz, the
colors were muted and the sea floor
crowded with starfish, sea cucumbers
and various non-tropical fish species.
In the deep water areas, sharks swam
stealthily below us.
Las Grietas, off Santa Cruz, translates
to The Crevices. It was unforgettable.
After a water taxi ride to Finch Bay
and a 20-or-so-minute hike past a
swanky hotel and idyllic lagoons, we
swam between tall cliffs with rock
walls that plunged deep into water so
crystal-clear you could see right
down to the bottom.