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December 10th 2007

Published: December 11th 2007

Wow! In the Galápagos now! Just got back from a four day boat ride to some of the islands. Won´t write too much because the pictures say it all. One thing that I couldn´t capture was the snorkeling because I didn´t have an underwater camara. We saw tons of vibrant colored schools of fish, just like those Planet Earth DVDs! Also, we snorkeled with Sea Lions, Penguins, Sharks (vegetarians), ... Read Full Entry

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A Flamingo and some Marine Iguanas

This is a very special picture because Marine Iguanas are endemic to these islands. Also, this is the first time that I have seen a flamingo in the wild! WOW! It is so cool to see all of these species together living so close to eachother.

Sea Turtle Treks

We came upon about 100 Sea Turtle nests (which just look like large indents in the sand but can have up to 100 eggs buried in each!). Also, we saw some Sea Turtles while scuba diving and just hanging out on the side of our boat in the water.

Another Shot of the Suludae

They actually have things really timed here at the Galapagos. We were the only boat in view for most of the trip and had the islands to ourselves (the nine of us!). It was really great and we saw a ton of wildlife.

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A family of Pelicans or maybe just some Pelican friends

We also saw these guys swimming next to our boat and when we were scuba diving.

Red Crabs Everywhere!

Every lava rock on the beach was infested with these beautiful red crabs. They all looked so vibrant with the black rocks in contrast.

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Sea Lions

The image of the Sea Lion head popping up is the male who is protecting the women and baby Sea Lions. He was there in the same position for at least the hour that we were there.

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Marine Iguana Ready to Take a Plunge for Food

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11th December 2007

Madelene English
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Fantastic trip so far
Hi Cassandra, You are having the trip of a life time and I am so glad that you got to have a few days enjoying the beautiful Galapagos Islands. I have a friend the she and her husband were in the Peace Corp. in the 70's and they were in Equador and went to the Islands alot and loved them. I remember her telling me about the turtles and going over to see when the babies are born and they go out to see. I just think it is so wonderful that you are having this wonderful trip and you seem to be loving all of it. Take care dear and be safe and have a wonderful time. Love you, Madelene and Jim

11th December 2007

Madelene English
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TO SAY HI AGAIN!!!!
Hi Cassandra, I just got through showing your note and beautiful pictures to Jim. He is wondering if you took your lap top computer with you in order to send us such great pics and to Blog often. Let us know if you can. Love you, Madelene and Jim

15th December 2007

Aunt Cinder
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FUN!
Cassandra, Glad you got to practice your Salsa and dine on cuy! Great pictures of the chicken feet (yuck!!). I heard they might not allow tourists to the Galapagos soon, so glad you had that opportunity too. Great Blog! Keep the updates coming. Anxious to see Machu Picchu. Love, Aunt Cinder

24th December 2007

Nilka
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Que bien!!
Oye, como estas? Leyendo tu aventuras. Cuidate chica. Comenze el nuevo trabajo, y me gusta. Te espero el proximo ano. Te ves feliz. Take care my friend.

17th January 2008

jean-luc
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te veremos en dos semanas
me parece que apprendes muchisimo sobre la vida natural y la civilizacion humana. Cual te prefieres? La tortuga que vive 150 anos o una estrella que viaja mucho con luz visible aun la estrella sea desaparecida? Hasta pronto. Juan Lucas

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