Every Day

Sunday morning we got up and decided to go for a snorkel at the Charles Darwin Research beach before our friends joined us in the afternoon. Ty and I were the only ones with our own mask and snorkel but my parents had swim goggles. Heres the beach at low tide (you can see the high tide mark) but just as beautiful: It was a warm, sunny day but the water was still pretty chilly. I had my lava core (thick wetsuit type top) and was still cold! It took me awhile to get into the water and it was my first snorkel in over a year so it always takes a little getting used to. You have to breathe differently through a snorkel, long and slow breaths (I keep having to tell myself: no, you are not going to drown with your face in the water, you have a freeking snorkel in your mouth...). Immediately, we noticed the lack of corals but still an abundance of fishes on the reef. My dad stayed with us for awhile but then Ty wanted to get out further and it was just the two of us. We were exploring ...

It was beautifully warm getting off the plane onto the tarmac. We walked to a sign that welcomed us to the first eco-friendly airport in the world. Along this long covered (with solar panels) walk, we saw volcanic rock and Darwin's finches! Getting through customs was a breeze, we even got Galapagos national park stamps in our passports! Score! When we left the airport, we again found my name on a whiteboard. This guy helped us find the correct bus to take us to the ferry and then helped us get taxi's for the ride into town. But back to the bus. We were sitting there for awhile and it was HOT. and I LOVED it. I talked with our guide for awhile in very simple, broken Spanish. He complimented me on my Spanish, however, after this trip, I am very aware of how I need to work on it. I want to take Spanish lessons! Getting to the ferry was beautiful. The Island of Baltra used to be a military base for the U.S. during WWII. It is a large flat island north of Santa Cruz (w...