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| Galapagos Penguin |
We left for Tintoreras Island in the morning. When we
arrived, lichen appeared to cover all of the lava rocks on the island. When we walked around to the other side of this small island, we
couldn't see the lichen as much. The guide then explained that the lichen grew
mostly facing south accounting for why we could see it more on one side of the
island relative to the other side. Continuing our stroll, we also had to
slip by an angry sea lion as the guide distracted it. This guide had guts. As
we continued to walk, we observed large colonies of iguanas basking on rocks.
After the walk, we snorkeled in the bay we entered. As we snorkeled, penguins
and sea lions greeted us swimming up to us. I would dive into the water as they
chased fish on a wild hunt. Afterwards, we went to a national park center and
had a meeting with a worker named David. He spoke to us about their goals,
work, and successes thus far. Very passionate about his dream, he explained to
us about proper education of children about respecting the environment and
cooperating to make a better life for the natural world, humans, and the
country. We then left to visit a high school to plant trees. We soon encountered a
slight predicament. Due to a bit of miscommunication, we had the tools, the
soil, the workers, but no trees. Instead, we went on a tour of the school and
its elementary school extension. We saw other gardening projects, and I was
pretty amazed by all the work the students have done planting trees, plants,
and flowers. Short on time, we soon left to go biking. The bikes weren't
exactly the best bikes ever, but we still rode off, bound for the Wall of
Tears. We arrived there, and we learned about prisoners forced to construct
their own jail. Returning back, we took a short stop by a lake. There, we
observed flamingos. One of them had their head in the water occasionally coming
up for air. Afterwards, we returned the bikes and we voted on dinner. Many of
us were missing some nice American food, so we ended up at a pizza place. Jimmy
and I shared an entire continental pizza. For dessert, we bought ice cream and
candy at a corner store. Back at the hotel, I finally connected to what little
wifi there was. After about 5 days of no communication, I was able to message
my mother and girlfriend. I can't wait to give them their gifts!
by Jose Hernandez
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| Sea Lion defending his territory. |
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| Lichen covered lava rocks. |
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| More marine igunas. |
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| Snorkeling with penguins. |
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| Pacific Green Sea Turtle. |
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| Touring school in Puerto Villamil. |
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| Galapagos Tortoise along bike trail. |
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| Wall of tears. |
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| Hank making a journal entry. |
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