Clothing and insect protection
Hello, for this trip does it make sense to spray your clothes with permethrin for mosquito and insect protection? Also, should I plan to wear long sleeves for sun and insect protection? How about long pants versus shorts? Thank you!
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We almost always wear long sleeves for these kind of trips. The islands are on the Equator so the sun is intense. You can always roll up your sleeves. We are going again in the summer and I will also take thin shorts for the wet landings so they dry more easily. Don’t forget a broad brimmed hat. Oh gosh, I look so young from all this sun protection 😂😂😂😂
No harm in spraying your clothes, they are protected through many washes so you could use them for other trips. If you cover up with long sleeves, you need less repellent on your skin.
Thank you for the great input! What kind of foot wear do you use and then change into for the wet landings?
We used water shoes for the wet landings and had a waterproof bag with the shoes/socks/towel that we would use and change into once on shore.
Here is a picture on the beach shortly after a wet landing. You can see people drying off and changing into walk they plan to wear on land and some various bags,
A few other pictures showing clothing on shore.
A picture certainties paints a thousand words! I’d like to point out the photo where the people are walking on the lava rock. This can be sharp and jagged, so a closed toe shoe with a good sole is always recommended by the tour guides. I think it’s called so,etching like ah ha lava…yes it can be really sharp if you miss your footing.
We do the same as Sam, water shoes and then change for wet landings. I take fully enclosed shoes, sneaker style, or closed toe sandals. Personally, I would never wear the very open type of sandals that I see a couple of the women wearing in that first photo on the islands. The tour directors do not encourage them because of the lack of protection from stubbing your toes on rocks. I still remember the family who took just flip flops on our first time in Galapagos, the guides were not happy at all. It really slowed the group up as they tried to navigate the islands with the challenging terrain.
British - the open toed sandals you are referring to were their waterproof shoes used to get to the beach. They were waiting for a place to sit to change into their walking shoes like seen in the other photos.
In the same picture you are referring to you can see Naturalists at the left of the photo. They are wearing a variety of sandals. 😆
Ah yes, but closed toe, the sort I was referring to.
Another photo to reinforce about walking on the lava!
Thank you all for your terrific input - the photos are VERY helpful and informative!