A beach full of Sea Lions

Nearly all of the islands had sea lions, most very placid and friendly ( apart from a few of the alpha males). They are also very lazy, they just lie by the shore, and when the tide comes in they just move up a few feet, enough for the water to lap over them, or bask in the sun.

The Galapagos Experience

April 8th 2009
Friday 03.04.09 Last night I went out with the group in the hostel in Quito as it their last night there as well - many were going into the jungle for 5-10 weeks environmental project. They were a lively group. We went to a restaurtant where you could eat and drink as much as you like for $12 - this included cocktails. I wasn´t very hungry as I ate at lunchtime. I tried out a few cocktails (marga ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Santa Cruz Island

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

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