Buenos Dias! We've recently returned from an amazing opportunity while our students were on a 3-week summer break -- traveling to Peru, Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands! This was an extra special trip because our good friend (and former neighbor), Meki from Salt Lake City was able to meet us in Lima and join us and 3 other Baru volunteers for the adventure.
Lima was beautiful and so much fun. We were so grateful to experience a different side of South America (and it was so different from Cartagena). Our only regret was that we only had a couple days there. Mainland Ecuador was a perfect place for recuperation before our Galapagos adventure. The Galapagos Islands were overwhelmingly beautiful. The Darwin Research Center, the Puerto Ayora community, the Giant Tortoises, swimming in the open ocean with sea lions and hammer head sharks - it was all simply, and sometimes literally, breathtaking.
In just 10 days we did so many amazing, once-in-a-lifetime things on the trip, we thought it would just be more fun to just show you:
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| With Meki in Lima, Peru |
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| Beautiful Lima |
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| Micah's Chicken Foot Soup (Lima) |
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| A Little R&R in Guayaquil, Ecuador |
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| We're in the GALAPAGOS!! |
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| Micah & the Infamous Mr. Darwin |
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| Swimming at Las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos |
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| Snorkel Trip - Galapagos Islands |
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| Sea Lion Reserve |
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| Where we snorkeled with hammer head sharks! |
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| Giant Tortoise Reserve |
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| Longest Underground Lava Tunnel, Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos |
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| Black Iguana, Santa Cruz, Galapagos |
The fact that we were able to have this amazing opportunity, while living in rural Colombia for a year is not lost on us. We are eternally grateful for this eye-opening experience and to all of you back home for your support, encouragement and wisdom!
