Galapagos – Day 10 (May 6)

Our final day.  So sad.

We got up early to get through check out, breakfast and then waited for departure at 8:30am. Sad day! Some vacations you are ready to go home, this one, I could have stayed a bit more!

We boated and then bussed to the airport! Same as our first day but in reverse and a little more time to see things! 

At the airport we had a bit more time for souvenir shopping. We got a ceramic bobbie – googlie eyes and cute body. Then we got our tickets and were led into the VIP lounge for free drinks and lounging. We were supposed to receive the email list of the passengers there, but the boat didn’t make enough copies. So if anyone was on the Celebrity Xpedition Galapagos Cruise from April 27 – May 6 2007 – give me a  comment so we can get in touch! That was a bummer since I didn’t make a large effort to trade contact info since I would going to receive it. Bummer.

Anyhoo eventually the peeps from the L ship – more expensive, older clientele joined us in the waiting room – and dang if they aren’t pushy and obnoxious. Sigh. I was off using the rest room with K and the boys were at the bench. Some of the L people came to scam the space between them, the boys indicated that these seats were taken by their wives, the L people huffed and said fine, we’ll just sit on the other side of the bench, which meant they simply took our seats but from the other side of the bench. People really do suck some times!  So K and I got to sit on the end tables!  Had they played the elderly card and said they were just too tired to stand I’m sure the boys would have hopped up, but now they just look like pompous jack butts. But I digress.

We made it back to the main land, and returned to the Marriott, luggage in tact, but well worn from just the trip from the cruise ship to airport to mainland. Not sure where they got the damage, but there were 3 new bags between the 2 couples and they all look as if this was not their first journey!

We got to do some shopping that afternoon. It was a might more rushed than I would have liked, but we did get some things! Some plates for the walls, a ceramic penguin, a couple sweaters, a couple alpaca scarves, and some cotton scarves that we are using for table runners. Hubby and I did a bit of haggling – not at good as K and E, but we did ok.

We had our final dinner at the Hacienda hotel in Mariott – our final included meal!  Pretty tasty! Then off to bed to get ready for our 5:10am departure for the airport. Sigh.