My Colorado Crowd taught me: CASA DE JUDY in the Galapagos

I'm Melanie.   At Tough Love Travel I offer the most unusual and unforgettable travel itineraries for adventurous travelers!    Schedule a free phone call today to see how I can help YOU get out on the adventure you've been dreaming of!

If you're going to the Galapagos...

And want to spend some time on the island of Santa Cruz (instead of aboard a boat)....

But want accommodations more intimate than one of the big lodges...

Yet more catering than a private rental....


Check out LA CASA DE JUDY!

It's right on the edge of Puerto Ayora, and a short stroll to town's restaurants, artisan shops, and fish market...

It's got some units with a view of the sea, and big enough to fit a family...

An inner courtyard with a sparkling pool!...

And it's run by -- yes! -- Judy herself!
She started the guesthouse to accommodate visiting scientists, and has now expanded it to 19 units, hosting travelers from all over the globe.

Other ammenities?   Right there at the Casa, you can get a hot breakfast with fresh island fruit...

or relax, away from the bustling port...

or even book local tours....


Have questions?
You can get more info at the Casa de Judy website. (tell 'em Melanie @ Tough Love Travel sent you!)

Or grab a free phone appointment with me, to hear what YOUR Galapagos experience could look like!  I've boated all over the island chain and savoured townlife as well, so can show you how it's done!

Perfect day at Tortuga Bay if not for the crowds!... marine iguanas, boobies, herons!

Fascinated by the Galapagos?  I've just come back and can set up the perfect trip for you!   

Call Melanie at (609) 923-0304.

It would have been the perfect beach day, if only it hadn't been so crowded....

This marine iguana crawled from the waves, wiggled across the crystal-clear tide pool, and clammered up onto the lava rocks to join his friends.

Another marine iguana plopped down on the baby-powder sand, not 6' from us.  His bulging belly spread out over his toes.  This is how iguanas digest their lunch, our guide explains -- they let it cook, inside their stomachs, in the heat of the sun!

Splash!   Another blue-footed boobie dove for a fish.  Between the fishing boobies and the skimming pelicans, you had to watch your head!

Schools of tropical fish spilled over the lava as the tide came in and filled up the small pool by the mangrove, much to the delight of a giant heron who high-stepped in a dignified manner, towards the pool, to inquire about dinner!

We watched this show from the shade of the mangroves where we tried to picnic on spicy chicken empanadas, but the cactus finches from the beachside grassland insisted on their share!

Where can you find this marine paradise?  

In Ecuador, in the Galapagos, on the island of Santa Cruz, on the western edge of the town of Puerto Ayora, down this 30-minute boardwalk and along a 1/2 mile strand of sand, to the crystal tide pool.

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YOU can do the Galapagos! 

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