Well, it was worth it! Eight days on a boat sailing through the Galapagos with eight other people the same age as us was a real treat. The water was amazingly blue, the wildlife was amazingly tame, we both got amazingly sunburned, and neither of us are afraid of sharks anymore. We were able to snorkle with sea turtles, whitetipped reaf sharks, and all kinds of other tropical fishes. We walked around islands trying not to step on baby sea lions or iguana watching blowholes on the cliffs as the surf rolled in. We have been eating so well on the boat that it is a tough transition back into backpacker traveler mode.