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Sea Turtle near Cousins Rock |
I was so ill on our boat ride out to Cousins Rock that I was prepared to cancel the rest of the diving. It was a 1 hour speedboat drive out to the first dive site. I had taken half a dramamine tablet in the 45 minute car ride to the boat. I guess I might have gotten a bit cocky after the week on the cruise that I thought that a quick zip out would be a cake walk. Foolish foolish me.
I started to play a game with myself whilst weighing the possibility of throwing away hundreds of dollars of diving that we had already paid for versus what I was going through then. If I had a thousand dollars in my pocket, how much would I pay someone right then and there to make it stop... completely, instantly and wipe out the unpleasant memories of having gone through it. How much? That day was a 400 dollar day. I saw a poor American university student 2 days later go through a 1000 dollar day.
That said, Scuba Iguana, that led that trip where great. They were very skilled masters, organised, helpful and prepared. I would recommend them to anyone even after my 400 dollar day. But take a full dramamine in the morning no matter how you're feeling and one with your lunch. TRUST ME.
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Greasy Frozen Crust Pizza |
Dinner that evening in town was at Islas Grill across from the Tame offices. It was not really worth writing too much about. Though I will say, you should choose your dining places by having a look around the restaurant. The Islas Grill had a big open grill. So their Seafood mix a la Parilla (BBQ) was pretty good. Their Pizza on the other hand was horrible. The crust was a dry, frozen biscuit type of crust. It was not very well cooked and I suspect done in a simple oven. It was slathered with a greasy blend of random melting cheeses. The toppings of Anchovies and Capers on the Manana pizza were spare (not Manyana, as I was corrected). Of the half a dozen places we tried in Puerto Ayora, this was my least favourite. I would not recommend it.
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Marsicos a la Parilla |
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Outside Isla Grill |
Cost: $$$ (relative for the area)
Ambiance: Tropical Dentist Waiting Room
Service: Mediocre to slow
Wine: more by the glass selection than others but almost all Chilean
Isla Grill
Av Charles Darwin
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galapagos
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Oh and the fries were stone cold too!
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