With a shovel in one hand and a bucket of muddy river water in the other, Vicky’s passion for travel, adventure and wildlife was cemented while looking after three baby elephants on a conservation programme in Sri Lanka.
More than 20 years and many adventures later, her career in travel has seen her snorkelling with sea lions, playing hide and seek with penguins and giving pep talks to turtle hatchlings before releasing them into the sea.
Read time – 3 minutes “You will get bored of sea turtles,” the appropriately named Darwin says as he outlines the week’s adventures aboard the Cachalote. Nods ripple around the group signalling agreement – it’s a risk we are prepared to take. Sea Turtle, Galapagos Galapagos Islands Cruise On day one of the Galapagos cruise, our boat docks...