ECUADOR | Wednesday, 20 Feb 2008 | Views [663]
We arrived at the Darwin Research Station at 7 a.m. We took a quick walk around and found the Giant Tortoises. They live to close to 200 years old. We watched them eat breakfast of plant leaves. It looked like such a struggle for them. We then went ... Read more >
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ECUADOR | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2008 | Views [1032] | Comments [1]
Again, we traveled all night. Last night, I didn´t take my Dramamine early enough and we were really rocking so I headed to bed and prayed for sleep so I wouldn´t get sick. I was fine in the morning and we head arrived to Espanola. The wildlife was ... Read more >
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COSTA RICA | Monday, 18 Feb 2008 | Views [3188] | Comments [3]
We traveled about 8 hours last night to reach Post Office Bay on Floreana Island. We headed to shore and our first stop was the Post Office. Back in the late 18th century, a barrel was placed here by English whaling vessels to be used as a post office.... Read more >
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ECUADOR | Sunday, 17 Feb 2008 | Views [800]
We were up early and heading to a different airport to fly to the Galapagos. It was a 30 minute flight to Guayaquil (city located on the coast) where we picked up passengers and then a 90 minute flight to Baltra on Santa Cruz Island. The Galapagos ... Read more >
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