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Julian's Journal
Important Info
Student Roster:
Galapagos_08_Roster.xls
Some other contact information:
Pieter Brouwer -- fsvsf@panchonet.net
Mariana Almeida -- selvaeco@panchonet.net
Juan Carlos Naranja -- galapago65@gmail.com
The Day-By-Day
Sunday, June 15
5-hour layover in Miami
Dinner at Quito pizzeria
Monday, June 16
Everyone realized Ecuador wasn't on Daylight Savings Time
Breakfast was small
"8-hour" bus ride
-Stopped to buy chocolate, picked up Andrés (#13!)
-Curvy, bumpy roads
-Engine overheated
--Bathroom break
--Hani wanted to milk a bull
-Visited waterfall
-Religious parade delayed bus by an hour
-Boot store was closed
-Reached reserve after 12 hours
-First game of Mau played
Tuesday, June 17
Took canoe ride to Cofanes tribe
-Irridescent blue butterfly
-Shaman Aurelio
--Face painting
-3-hour hike, including vine swinging, poison dart frogs, and the lemon-ants
-Purchased Cofan crafts
-Futból in the Jungle!
-Dr. Borbor's presentation
Wednesday, June 18
2-hour bus ride to 3-hour canoe ride into Cuyabeno
Lots of monkeys, birds
D'Leo
-High Shaman of the Siona Nation
Canoed to lagoon
-Swam in black water
-After sunset, went caimen-spotting
-Night walk in forest
-Played UNO with D'Leo
Thursday, June 19
Birdwatching at 5:45
-A few dolphins
Medicine Hike
Discussed oil companies with Peter, D'Leo
-"Livestrong bracelets...made of oil"
-Other tour group interrupted the discussion
D'Leo cured Mr. E's hurt foot
Piranha-Fishing
-Saw tucans
On way back to reserve, bus got stuck in mud
Friday, June 20
Planted 3 trees at reserve
Visited the toxic dumping pool
8-hour drive to the hacienda
Sauna/Steamroom/"Warm-tub"/Cold pool
Saturday, June 21 - Summer Solstice
Laundry fiasco
Woodworking village
Laundry fiasco part II
Visited Otavalo
Stood on the Equator
Dinner with Peter and Mariana
The Clown Show
Sunday, June 22
Flew to Galápagos
Met Juan Carlos Naranja (Mr. Orangetree)
Motored to island for gear try-out
Motored to Bartolomé for night
S/C Nemo II (Amazonia)
21.88m Allumarine Sailing Catamaran (71.78 feet)
Monday, June 23
Check-out dive
Snorkeled Pinnacle Rock
-Our first penguin
Dove Cousin's Rock
Motored to Sombrero Chino
-Penguins, Eel, Sea lion under boat
-Baby sea lion
-Giant wave engulfed Mr. E
-Sophia's bathing suit, Chino dove in
Tuesday, June 24
3:30 on Isabella
Giant Tortoise breeding center
-3 pairs mating
Snorkeled
-Threw almost everyone in (including Raulito!)
No sharks at Las Tintoreras
Wednesday, June 25
Dove, saw Cow Ray
Walked by flamingo lagoon, "talcum-powder beach"
Dove, sea lion family played with us
Post Office Bay
Futból in the Galápagos!
Sailed to Española
Thursday, June 26
Gardner's Bay
-Sand Castle, and King Bubba (The baby sea lion)
Snorkeled in cove
-Sea lions "danced" with Emily
Punta Suarez hike
-Albatrosses
-"The Blowhole"
Sailed to next island
Friday, June 27
Hiked looking for tortoises, saw 8
Walked in lava tube
Puerto Ayora
Charles Darwin Research Station
Night at the club
Saturday, June 28
Dive at Gordon Rocks
Walked on South Plaza
-"The Cliff"
Final dive
Snorkeled at North Seymour
-Jellyfish incident
Walked on North Seymour
-Land Iguanas, Boody and Frigatebird colonies
Sunday, June 29
Panga ride through mangrove
-Turtles
-Hundreds of boobies diving at once
Juan Carlos got himself moved to our plane
Dinner at the same pizzeria in Quito
Monday, June 30
Visited Ilalo
Reforested hillside
-One tree was a giant Cebo
Visited private reforestation project
Futból at 10,000 ft!
Dinner at Mariana's
-Really fat dog
-Received diplomas
Tuesday, July 1
Guy on first flight was playing smart with the flight attendant
Would have almost missed flight from Miami, however a seat cushion was missing
Landed in Detroit and said farewells
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