<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hi Blair,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We were just in Galapagos a week ago, and had a great trip, although not specifically birding, with Enchanted Expeditions. However, you should be aware there are currently restrictions on visiting some islands, including Genovesa, due to Avian Influenza.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">John Grettenberge</div><div dir="auto">Olympia, WA</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu> </div><div>Date: 4/6/24 10:08 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: B B <birder4184@yahoo.com> </div><div>Cc: Tweeters <tweeters@uw.edu> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Galapagos Info </div><div><br></div></div>Blair, we had a great tour there with Wings in 2007, led by Rich Hoyer. Great because they visited all the islands necessary to give a broad picture of the birds and other features. Some of the general tour companies don’t visit Genovesa, far up in the northeast corner, and I think that’s one of the best islands to visit.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sadly, their upcoming trip in November is already full, with a waitlist. But any tour company that visits Genovesa as part of their itinerary is probably fine, as you don’t really need a specialized bird guide.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dennis Paulson</div><div class="">Seattle<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote class="" type="cite"><div class="">On Apr 6, 2024, at 9:38 AM, B B via Tweeters <<a class="" href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" class="yahoo-style-wrap"><div class="" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Cindy and I are looking at a trip/cruise to the Galapagos. Does not have to be bird-centric. We would welcome recommendations from folks in Tweeterdom who have visited these islands - especially about ships/tour companies. Email to me or share with tweeters - thank you </div><div class="" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br class=""></div><div class="" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Blair Bernson</div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">Tweeters mailing list<br class=""><a class="" href="mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu">Tweeters@u.washington.edu</a><br class="">http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>