As we near the end of our Galapagos cruise odyssey, we stop at North Seymour Island and Santa Cruz before heading back to San Cristobal. We cross paths with a colorful land iguana and a lovely little lava lizard before discovering the magnificent frigate birds. These large, long-winged, fork-tailed flying creatures aren’t called “magnificent” for nothing. […]
blue-footed boobies
An Evolutionary Walk on Española
On Day 2 of our Galapagos adventure aboard our floating hotel, the MV Evolution, we lift anchor at 2:30AM for our three hour sail to Española, the oldest and southernmost of all the islands. Here is home to the blue-footed booby, the Nazca (formerly known as the masked, white) booby, Christmas and marine iguanas, mockingbirds, and rafts of […]
Sounds of the Galapagos
“Nature touches the heart. We must be responsible.” – Naturalist guide, Alex Cox In the end, it’s the sounds of the Galapagos that settle the deepest – the click-clack, rat-a-tat-tatting beaks of the waved albatross, the high-pitched whistle of blue-footed boobies, Each engaged in their own elaborate courtship rituals . . . The whoosh of […]
Quito Rising
“Do you speak Spanish?” asks the unsmiling custom agent. “Well, no, not really, just a few words,” I say. “So what’s wrong with Spanish?” Uh-oh. “Nothing, nothing at all. I love Spanish! But . . . ” I begin to offer a host of excuses before I catch the twinkle in his eye. “Enjoy your […]