On Santa Cruz Island yesterday morning we visited the Charles Darwin Station at Puerto Ayora. He was here when he was only 24 years old. At this center, a research station partly funded by UNESCO, we walked among the huge … Continue reading →

Our tour members are part of the 135,000 persons who visit the Galapagos Islands each year. 85% of the 25,000 persons who live here work in tourism. Our first landing was a wet landing at Wizard Hill where we had … Continue reading →

We arrived safely at Hotel Swissotel last evening at 9:30 p.m. This was 3 hours later than anticipated due to heavy rain and a huge mudslide that blocked the highway. LeRoy Troyer said we were blessed that the three planes … Continue reading →

From Quito we took a 5-hour bus ride to Shell where we were transferred to small planes for a 45-minute flight across the Amazon jungle. We landed on a muddy runway where the mud splashed up on the pilot’s windshield. … Continue reading →

The Amazon Rain Forest and the Galapagos Islands tour group arrived here in Quito this evening. Everyone is very excited and ready for this adventure tour. Maria, our local guide, welcomed us at the airport. She told us that Quito, … Continue reading →