• GingaNinga@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      11/10 recommend. We did a cruise that hopped between islands and I’ll never forget it. swimming with sea lions, hanging out with boobies (blue footed, nasca), really cool hawks, crabs, iguanas, and my favourite the frigate birds! They look like dinosaurs and have nearly a 6 foot wing span and will hover inches above your head near your boat, they’re so cool!

      • Dynamo Maus@feddit.org
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        14 hours ago

        Cruising is a way to visit some of the most pristine and spectacular places on earth, and we hear a lot about how flying is bad for the climate, right? Right. But what if I told you that even the most efficient cruise ships emit more carbon dioxide per passenger kilometer (CO2/pax-km) than a passenger jet? Link

        “The Galapagos Islands is one of the major vulnerable global hotspots to environmental and climatic change” Link

        Maybe not 11/10 recommend

        • spinnetrouble@sh.itjust.works
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          9 hours ago

          That’s a really fair concern. I hope I get to go there someday, and I’m looking forward to doing it with an eye towards good ecological stewardship and responsibility. And not in a floating petri dish, I’m a straight up germaphobe