Posts Tagged ‘Galapagos’
My Ode to Lonesome George the Tortoise
Written By: jeff
Posted On: June 25th, 2012
Oh George. You will be missed. I only met you briefly on my career break in the Galapagos in 2007 at your home at the Darwin Center on Santa Cruz Island. I was the one styling with the camera, the sunglasses, the daypack and the new pair of Keen’s. Yeah, I knew you’d remember. You [...]
Galapagos Day 7: Penguins & Volcanos
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 19th, 2010
Today started early to explore Bartolomeo Island. We were on board the rafts by 6:10AM. The penguins of Galapagos are early risers to get their fishing done before it gets too hot. Granted at this time of year, the temperature only rises to about 22-25 degrees C (about 70-78 degrees F), but during the hot [...]
Galapagos Days 5 & 6: Birds, Turtles and Fish
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 12th, 2010
On Thursday, we had an even earlier start to the day since our excursion left at 7:30 instead of our normal 8:00AM. I awoke early and again sat out on the back of the boat taking in the view of the islands. The cool breeze coming off the water made for a crisp, fresh morning. [...]
Galapagos Days 3 & 4: Cruising Around the lsles
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 5th, 2010
After an early breakfast, we were on our rafts at 8:00AM to head off to Isla Lobos or Sea Lion Island. Just like yesterday we walked through dozens, maybe hundreds of sea lions. We also saw a few more blue-footed boobies and some yellow warblers. The sun was out and there were few clouds in [...]
Galapagos Days 1 & 2: When Sea Lions Attack
Written By: jeff
Posted On: August 29th, 2010
After a quick breakfast on Sunday, I was off to the airport to catch the short 1.5 hour flight to the Galapagos Islands. We flew into the airport on the tiny island of Baltra. I met up with my tour group, collected my stuff and we took a 45 minute shuttle to a dock where [...]
