Berni with a shy Giant tortoise on South Seymour

I've also showed a photo I took on Day 8 when we visited the Charles Darwin Research Station. Here you can see baby Giant tortoises which are only as big as your hand. It's crazy to think one day (perhaps in 150 years) they'll be as big as the one in the photo with Berni

The Galapagos Islands

November 6th 2011
Following on from my previous blog of knife wheeling addicts and arguments, I’m delighted to devote an entire entry to our animal packed detour to the Galapagos Islands. We never thought we would get there this trip but after a while it became too hard to ignore the many travelers we’ve met who’ve told us it’s the best thing they’ve ever done. Plus we thought it would be a missed opportu ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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