Galapagos Adventure – Overview, lessons learned, and what to expect
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Kruger National Park – Day 1, Part 3: Escape from the Bull
Okay, where did I leave off? Ah, yes - on a dirt road being chased by an angry bull elephant. I was never really in...
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Even more aurora
Best Höfn Aurora (Link to gallery, so you can skip the narrative). Following the success of St. Patrick’s Day storm ‘photoshoot’, I would have been happy...
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Making of ‘Ghost’
I currently have a piece up at the Maryland Federation of Art Member’s show, and since it won an ‘Award of Merit’ (second place, I think…) I...
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Snowmass Rodeo
At yet another conference I skipped out on a conference banquet to attend the Snowmass Rodeo one balmy Wednesday evening last month. The ring was...
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Galapagos Day 14 – Santa Fe and Plazas
Day 14, our final full day, and it turned out to be one of my favorites! First up would be Santa Fe, where we’d walk …
Galapagos Day 13 – Bartolome & Sullivan Bay
We’d spend all of Day 13 anchored right about at the anchor spot on in the map above, just off Pinnacle rock. Morning would be …
Galapagos Day 12 – Chinese Hat & Rabida Island
Chinese hat – or Sombrero Chino – is a very small island off the Southeast coast of Santiago Island. We had visited the west coast …
Galapagos Day 11 – Masquera and Santa Cruz
By now we had done a counter-clockwise loop through the islands, and were back to Santa Cruz, only this time the northern side (pretty close …
Galapagos Day 10 – San Cristobal
The morning excursion involved a wet landing on a very picturesque beach, followed by modest hike up a ravine. It was one of those landing …
Galapagos Day 9 – Espanola
Espanola. Wow. Even now, months later, I look back at Espanola as one of my favorite excursions. The albatrosses are a major draw to the …
Galapagos Day 7 – Floreana and Post Office
Day 6, with giant tortoises and photographically perfect sunset, was a big day. Day 7 was, intentionally or not, far less vigorous and more relaxed, …
Galapagos Day 6 – Urbina Bay & Moreno Point
Day 6, giant tortoises! As part of our daily agenda, our tour leaders would helpfully drew our path on a dry erase map. Here is …
Galapagos Day 5 – Isabela, Tagus Cove & Elizabeth Bay
Day 2 on Isabela, another day that brought the unexpected. As you can see from our agenda, we were to be up bright and early …
