Galapagos
This tour of the Galapagos Islands in Feb/Mar 2010 was with Natural Habitat Adventures. We also did an extension tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru. Those pictures will be in a separate album. This was an exceptional tour, with superb accommodations aboard the 16 passenger Nina, excellent naturalist/guides, and lots of activities on and around the islands. Everyday included a panga (Zodiac) tour, snorkeling time, and at least one hike on an island. The Galapagos are brimming with life; there is always something to see on the islands or in the water near the boat.
Nothing is easy and this trip had its share of difficulties, mostly minor in comparison to some of the events that were going on elsewhere. We had 3 feet of snow in the 24 hours prior to leaving Vermont, and lost power most of the evening we were packing. The day that were were to fly to the Galapagos from Quito, Ecuador, the Chilean earthquake hit and triggered a tsunami that caused an evacuation of the towns in the Galapagos to the highlands. For all of that we were only 2 or 3 hours late in meeting the ship. The crew and our guides had arranged for the Galapagos National Park authorities to allow us a few extra hours on the islands in the evening so that we could complete the first day's activities. The return flight from Peru had its own difficulties. A winter storm in NY's JFK airport caused a cancellation of our last connection home. We rented a car and drove the 6 1/2 hours back to Vermont
Read MoreNothing is easy and this trip had its share of difficulties, mostly minor in comparison to some of the events that were going on elsewhere. We had 3 feet of snow in the 24 hours prior to leaving Vermont, and lost power most of the evening we were packing. The day that were were to fly to the Galapagos from Quito, Ecuador, the Chilean earthquake hit and triggered a tsunami that caused an evacuation of the towns in the Galapagos to the highlands. For all of that we were only 2 or 3 hours late in meeting the ship. The crew and our guides had arranged for the Galapagos National Park authorities to allow us a few extra hours on the islands in the evening so that we could complete the first day's activities. The return flight from Peru had its own difficulties. A winter storm in NY's JFK airport caused a cancellation of our last connection home. We rented a car and drove the 6 1/2 hours back to Vermont
The owner of the plantation shows us the skull of a boar that attacked him in the cane fields. The crease across its forehead is from his machete. Unfortunately, he has some scars from the encounter as well.
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