Archive for December 2007: Page 2

Snorkeling and Smoozing with Iguanas

Published on December 10, 2007

OK – there I stood on the shore of Bartolome island having squeaked into my wetsuit, placed the goggles and… read more

Published on December 9, 2007

I’m not convinced about Galapagos. Where are Darwin’s animals? There are certainly plenty of cactus – tall trees of Opuntia… read more

Published on December 8, 2007

Editor’s note: Audrey is in Quito for the night, before heading out on the ship Explorer II to tour Galapagos… read more

Published on December 7, 2007 | 1 Response

Photo: A lonely Moai at dusk. For two days of travel (i.e. airplanes and airports and a Holiday Inn airport… read more

Published on December 6, 2007 | 2 Responses

15 Moai at Sunrise You probably feel you are learning more about the Moai of Easter Island than you really… read more

Published on December 6, 2007

Easter Island (source: Wikipedia) I hiked. Boy did I hike. You might call it, in the end, a major trek… read more

Published on December 4, 2007

They stand like giant proud chocolate statues of minimalist art facing not the sea but the land because they were… read more

Published on December 4, 2007

The rain danced last night in this paradise of green under the banana trees, pepper trees, bright red flowering El… read more

Published on December 4, 2007

Editor’s note: More than 50 photos have been added to the earlier Antarctica posts, starting with the Exporer sinking.

Published on December 2, 2007 | 1 Response

The hard part about traveling is the travel. Airport lines are longer than Chinese dragons, and when you finish one,… read more