Our time has ended on Isabela and we were off to return to Santa Cruz. After our boat ride, we were greeted with an extra special treat. A newborn (probably only hours old) sea lion pup was near the shore with his momma. She was encouraging him to come intoContinue Reading
So we have shaken off our spider fears even though a heeby jeeby would crawl up your spine and make you shudder every once in awhile. We were off to start a very, very busy day. What would an island adventure be without visiting a tortoise center? This one wasContinue Reading
What is it about waterfalls? They are just so dreamy. And what makes them dreamier but a long exposure? So we were driving along in the Pacific Northwest in Olympic National Park. Headed north to try to find just the perfect beach but sometimes you need to stop randomly alongContinue Reading
Isla Tortuga 2 hours, that’s how long it takes to get between the islands even in a speed boat. I took that time to enjoy the sunshine on my face, closing my eyes and listening to tunes. Growing up in the summer we would spend weekends on a boat cruisingContinue Reading
Don’t get me wrong. I am not a fan of spiders. Now I don’t hate them, actually they do a lot of good. They are just creepy crawly and I don’t want to be all snuggled up next to one. While in the Galapagos, in Santa Cruz, our first dayContinue Reading
This week I decided to do viewers favorite. So I looked back at recent posts on Instagram and selected the most popular. It always amuses me what others like more than others. I guess you like boobies too! As we were leaving Los Tuneles a booby flew over head andContinue Reading
A small little hop over our new favorite pals, the sea lion, landed us on our water taxi which lead us to our shuttle boat we had to take us to Floreana Island. 2 hours of watching the birds playing out on the ocean sea we slowed to arrive toContinue Reading
Okay, so this wasn’t the first Blue-Footed Booby we saw but this was probably the first time we got this close to one, at least one who was posing so beautifully. This shot was not easy, we were on an boat actively circling around this rock island while dealing withContinue Reading