Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
A couple of weeks ago my photo show ended. I’m so grateful for being given the opportunity to display some of my favorite photos. Now I want to give some of you the opportunity to purchase a photo at a Continue reading Flamingo Canvas Print For Sale…Discount for You; Donation for a Charity
Of all the unique animals I got to see in the Galapagos one of the most surprising was flamingos. I had never heard there were flamingos there. I guess their awesomeness is dwarfed by giant land tortoises, blue footed boobies, Continue reading Flamingos Too
During my trip to the Galapagos, we stayed three nights on Isabela Island. All the islands of the Galapagos were formed by volcanoes and Isabela is no different, but it was the one island where we ventured up to, around Continue reading Hiking into a Volcanic Caldera
It’s hard to pick a highlight from my trip to the Galapagos, but swimming with the Sea Turtles is probably tied for the top (with the Penguins)*. I’ve seen small Sea Turtles in Belize, but the massive size and quantity Continue reading Swimming with Giant Sea Turtles
The Galapagos penguins are the second smallest penguins in the world. For some reason I was certain I wouldn’t see any on this trip. I figured they would be very elusive. Luckily I saw them three times; all three times Continue reading Penguin Encounters
The lesson of the day was the difference between turtles and tortoises…it’s simple really, yet I had no idea…turtles live in water and tortoises live on land. We got to see both giant tortoises and giant turtles. I’ll post about Continue reading Tortoise Encounters