I'm interrupting our regularly scheduled program of me trying to get through all my trips from last summer before the next summer travel season starts because over the long weekend we took Stella on her first camping trip! This is one of the moments that I am so glad I live in Texas, because we …
Sullivan Bay on Santiago had one major attraction...Galapagos Penguins. We took a zodiac around the bay and observed the odd rock formations, formed, as with most odd formations in the Galapagos, by the eruption, cooling and breakdown of volcanos and volcanic rocks. We were hoping to maybe see one penguin, but as with all expectations …
North Seymour Island was the next stop on the Galapagos cruise, and we did another nature walk. I believe this one was supposed to be strenuous due to the rocks? After Genovesa, North Seymour's soil (and therefore volcanic makeup) was strikingly different and highlighted how the animals on each individual island could evolve so easily …
In Darwin Bay we had our first snorkeling adventure in the Galapagos. If I'm being totally honest it did not go well. I mean it was awesome, but also I got super super seasick. The water was pretty rough, it was right after our first night sleeping on the boat and the water was incredibly …
One of my favorite types of posts to read online is when people in the service industry write about the questions they get from customers on the job. In my many pre teaching jobs I've worked as a receptionist at a pilates studio and at a myriad of bakeries and cafes (the look on people's …
Wow I am definitely missing some pictures from Day 4 as well...this was the day of Olallie Lake and Resort so I will also be updating this post with an addendum at a later point. This is also why I'm posting it so soon after Day 3...there's not much to see.
Day 2 started the same way that Day 1 ended, totally socked in and surprisingly chilly. This was already a very different hike than our idyllic Washington section where we had nothing but blue skies and sun for 100 miles.
As I always do in the summer, I will be traveling extensively, and for 85% of the time I will not have access to either my laptop or wifi, and I just don't have a good enough data plan to use my phone for blog updates. So the plan is to schedule some posts on …
After the price for Balcones Canyonlands and Wild Basin Preserve (free), the price for McKinney Falls was a bit steep, but also justifiable since we didn't pay for any other parks. It's also different that the other parks because its much more recreational and developed as a park. Trails are paved, and the falls are …
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May 6th may have been the slowest hike of my life. On May 5th, Matt had his rugby game. When it ended it took about 15 minutes for him to limp across the field to us, then slowly limp back to the car, where he held a cold beer on his knee for the ride …
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