Galapagos Adventure!

Galapagos Adventure!

We just returned from an incredible week in the Galapagos Islands preceded and followed by a few days in Quito, Ecuador–the Galápagos Islands are an Ecuadorian National Park. We spent six days on board the M/V Santa Cruz, an expedition ship with 81 passengers. Each 

Amazing Galapagos Animals

Amazing Galapagos Animals

The animals in the Galapagos are truly unique, from Darwin’s finches (which were the basis for his theory on Natural Selection) to the blue footed boobies, penguins, sea lions, cormorants, frigates, and more. Aliya’s favorite was the baby sea lion while Asher loved the blue 

Waterfalls & Chocolate in the Cloudforest!

Waterfalls & Chocolate in the Cloudforest!

We could have spent days exploring the wonderful area near Mindo, Ecuador!  But we only had a day to hike the waterfalls and learn all about the process of making chocolate. From growing the cacao pods, to drying and sorting the beans . . . 

The Center of the World!

The Center of the World!

Here we are at the Center of the World: 0 Latitude! Where we did experiments with water to see the Coriolis Effect:  water whirled clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and just went straight down on the equator! We tried balancing 

Drink It With a Spoon!

Drink It With a Spoon!

We were quite surprised when our “Rosero” drink at the Plaza Grande Hotel in Quito was so thick that we had to “drink” it with a spoon. It was like having a sugary sweet, syrupy, fruit cocktail with barley in a mug!