Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/11

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Subject: [Leica] The Galapagos Islands
From: "Gerry Walden" <gerrywalden@cwcom.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 15:18:05 -0000

My wife and I are planning a "once in a lifetime" trip to the Galapagos
Islands for May and I wondered if any other LUGers had any experience of the
islands.   In particular a couple of questions come up.   Firstly, we are
being offered a 4 day and a 7 day trip.   Do the islands warrant a 7 day
visit or will we get sick of looking at blue footed boobies etc. and just
find ourselves repeating the experience over again.   Secondly, a stop over
in Quito can be arranged for 4 days - is this worthwhile and how difficult
is the altitude there to deal with.   And thirdly (and partly to keep it on
subject) will my 200mm lens (Leica of course) be long enough for most of the
wildlife, who I have a feeling are so used to cameras they are sponsored by
Kodak!

Thanks for your help.

Gerry