Month: May 2009

COLONIAL QUITO IN ECUADOR



We’re in the Andes at an altitude of 9000 ft, at the foot of an active volcano. We have several hours before our plane leaves for Atlanta and, travel weary though we are, we’re taking ad...

BOARDING PLANE FOR ECUADOR AND HOME

Taking a Blackberry photo of Lonesome George, the giant land tortoise Our group boarding plane for Equador and home

Tweets on 2009-05-31

Crossing the equator line. A picture of almost everyone on board. http://twitpic.com/6a9ks # Me and my family (@askvanessa) on board the ship http://twitpic.com/6a9sw #

Tweets on 2009-05-31

Crossing the equator line. A picture of almost everyone on board. http://twitpic.com/6a9ks # Me and my family (@askvanessa) on board the ship http://twitpic.com/6a9sw #

THE LAST DAY

We’re sad to see the trip drawing to a close. If any of you are ever contemplating a trip to Galapagos, I cannot recommend the Lindblad/National Geographic Expedition enough. Everything was perf...

Tweets on 2009-05-30

I’ve become a Shellback which means I crossed the equator on a boat while awake. # RT @keyinfluencer: @janefonda You just won Broadway.com Audience Award “Best Actress In A Broadway Play&#...

MALCOLM TURNED 10!!!!!

Yesterday my grandson turned ten and we had such a fun dinner with cake and toilet paper decorations that the other kids on the boat made and hung. Malcolm stuck his whole face in the gooey chocolate ...

SHELLBACK

I haven’t had any access for two days so I won’t be giving any blow by blow but a general report on what’s happening here in the Galapagos. We are now, as of yesterday, all Shellback...

DAY 4 GALAPAGOS

We don’t get power where we are today so I will send my blog tomorrow but I am sending photos others took. Today I swam with a giant sea turtle and sea lions. (click photo to enlarge – by:...

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