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Notes from Home: Leaving the Galápagos & A Reflective Goodbye
“A man who has been in another world does not come back unchanged.” ~C.S. Lewis, Perelandra I’ve never been very good at saying goodbye. Be it people or places, I’m always all in, unpacking my bags and immersing myself in whatever time I may have somewhere. I carry with me the belief that this may … Read More
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Galápagos Day 6: Walking Among Giant Tortoises in the Santa Cruz Highlands
“The tortoise is very fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing in the mud…When the tortoise arrives at the spring, quite regardless of any spectator, he buries his head in the water above his eyes, and greedily swallows great mouthfuls, at a rate of about ten a minute.” ~Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle … Read More
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Galápagos Day 5: Kicker Rock at Sunrise & Red-Footed Boobies on San Cristóbal
“I never dreamed that islands, about 50 or 60 miles apart, and most of them in sight of each other, formed of precisely the same rocks, placed under a quite similar climate, rising to a nearly equal height, would have been differently tenanted; but we shall soon see that this is the case.” Charles Darwin, … Read More
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