25-JAN-11: Isla Isabela After snorkeling, we had a panga (Galapaguena for “Zodiac” boat) ride along the cliff-coast of Isla Isabela to see penguins and flightless cormorants and blue-footed boobies. I shot well over 800 today, but we saw so many blue-footed boobies on this ride, even I got tired and…
25-JAN-11: Isla Isabela In the afternoon, we snorkeled in a bay on Isla Fernandina. The conditions and visibility were atrocious. I kept my head down under the water mainly to avoid looking at the scum floating on the surface. Oddly enough, I wasn’t bothered by my hair going through the…
25-JAN-11: Isla Fernandina Another long night of dozing, not sleeping as the Flamingo crawled about 150 miles west to Isla Fernandina; from the northeastern most island, to the far northwest of the archipelago. Within five feet of our landing point, there were six or seven iguanas sitting there amidst a…
24-JAN-11: Isla Genovesa Seriously. Just. Plain. Stupid. This was my first reaction to the Nazca Boobies we encountered on Isla Genovesa. They were just standing there, on the ground, waddling like penguins and not moving when we got close. What bird doesn’t know to fly away when a human gets…
31-JAN-11: Isla Santa Cruz That’s basically all we’ve done for the past 24 hours. Hopped in the pool, walked around Puerto Ayora, had a couple meals. I’ve been entranced by the little band of ducks that live in the hotel pool. They’re tiny and cute. My back is getting better.…
Yeah, it’s a long time after the fact, but this was my Fourth of July, just a few blocks from my house.
So, the other reason I’ve been so busy has been carlessinseattle. I started the blog–and agitating for various transit issues–back in January, and I’m actually getting some freaky progress all of a sudden. Put aside the 100-200 daily hits I get when I post. First, I managed to get myself…
It’s been almost two months since I’ve posted on here. It’s been a busy time at home, work and on CarlessinSeattle. Home, it’s been about remodeling. I spent a couple months waiting patiently for Peter Anderson, my chosen contractor, to finish up a couple of existing jobs, and in the…
Last day, and not even a full day shooting so people have time to travel. David left the decision for our last subject up to the group. It was an overcast day, so the Elwha River valley (where I went on Day 0, and the group went briefly on Day…
I had grand plans to be up at 4am to scoot up to Hurrican Ridge to catch the sunrise. The plans didn’t last. It was tough enough to drag myself out of bed at 5:45am for the regular 6:45am pickup. Like yesterday, Peter and Layla arrived at the exact same…
