This morning I had an early start with a couple of friends to go birding in a local park. The birds but were hiding high and dry in the trees. Peter Rabbit was munching on some freshly rained upon grass and froze when he saw us. We birded […]
Board a panga with me and let’s slowly float along the cliffs of Tagus Cove. The high rocks are teeming with life that can only be seen by water. This cove is popular with a number of birds and wildlife, as well as Sally Lightfoot Crabs and Marine […]
Changing the channel on you today. The Galapagos still awaits for us, but in the meantime Spring has Sprung on the Chesapeake Bay. Due to a longer winter, migration movements of beautiful song birds have been delayed and are more concentrated. Birders have been thrilled the past week […]
Traveling through Equatorial Galapagos on Ocean Adventures’s ship The Eclipse, the second night on our itinerary was to travel around the largest Galapagos island. Isabela Island is shaped like a Sea Horse and is one of the younger islands. Being a mere mere 1 million years old, Isabela […]
The afternoon visit on Santiago Island began on a black sanded beach with snorkeling. After an hour’s stay we donned our shoes to hike through the island to arrive to a volcanic rock filled coastline. The terrain was rugged and the surf’s waves boomed in the distance. This […]
Little did I know that the walk from the black sanded beach to a beige colored beach was to be a power walk. As we had a wet landing upon arrival on Santiago Island, I had worn my Teva sandals in the water. Walking with wet Tevas and […]
Each island within Galapagos is truly unique in its own way. The cruise lines throughout the islands do their best to maximize time during your visit and offer two stops daily at different locations. Traveling on the Eclipse ship by Ocean Adventures was truly a pleasure. The schedule […]
Rabida Island, Galapagos is a beautiful iron-rich red rock island. Arrival by a wet landing from our ship, the Eclipse, we walked a short trail that led off the beach. A continual screech cry couldn’t be ignored and looking down I saw a teenage Galapagos Mockingbird screaming at […]
An early morning rise after the first night on the Eclipse Cruise ship. My friend and I were able to obtain single cabins that are tucked in the front of the bow of the ship for a nominal additional fee. It was wonderful to have a room to […]
This is the first day on the Eclipse Cruise ship and when departing from Baltra harbor the ship immediately headed towards Santa Cruz Island for an afternoon excursion in Black Turtle Cove. Located on the northern coast of Santa Cruz, Black Turtle Cove is a shallow mangrove cove […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 