While most people are in the Galapagos purely for wildlife viewing, one of the cool, quirky attractions is Post Office Bay on Floreana Island. In the 19th century, whalers started leaving letters here, for other whalers or sailors to deliver if they were heading off in the direction the post needed to go.
Nowadays tourists do the same thing by taking letters addressed to their home countries and delivering them by hand or posting them locally.
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14 Weeks Worth of Socks 
I just read the bit about socks…umm…14wks worth? well so you always have dry socks hmmm? and I like the post office story too
I have enough socks for every occasion 🙂
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What a quirky site/sight 🙂
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Thanks – not sure if I will get to it but I appreciate the nomination 🙂
No worries! 🙂
Fantastic!
Oh yeah, I remembered this post office. I camped on Floreana ) (near the primary school) for several days. i worked a bit in the recycling center, it was crazy, so old fashioned !! And enjoyed the seascape and the snorkeling of course 🙂
Wow that sounds like a really unique experience!
How long did you stay on Floreana ?
It was just a day stop on our “cruise” around the islands
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What a great idea.