Frigate Birds

Boat Trip

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June 19th 2006
This morning we got onto boats that would take us to the other boats which we would be living on for four days. The boat ride was about 2 and a half hours and many people got sick. The boats were the Yolita and the Seaman. I got onto the Seaman which was the nicer of the two. The Yolita apparently smelled of diesel and permanently tilted to one side. Each boat had a crew of about eight. Our profes ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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