Month: July 2014
In the Jungle… The Mighty Jungle!
Monkeys and tree frogs and caymens, oh my! The past couple days at The Shiripuno Lodge have been nothing short of incredible. Isabelle named a baby. Alec hit his target with a blowgun on the first shot. Renee loved practicing her Spanish with the natives. Dylan climbed a tree, Waorani style. Layla stalked wild boar…. Read More
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Farewell Galapagos
We have arrived from the Galapagos into a beautiful late afternoon here in Tumbaco. Our final days in the Galapagos found us kayaking in Divine Bay amongst blue-footed boobies and an array of aquatic life, cliff jumping into a magnificent chasm at Las Grietas, and snorkeling with sharks and penguins at Isla Bartolemé. Emerson checking… Read More
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Galapagos Musings
As we settle into our final night in Puerto Ayora, I thought I’d share some student excerpts from our group journal. We have many awesome photos to share, too, but Internet challenges make sharing words a whole lot easier than pictures, so we’ll save the visual media for a later post. Here’s a rap from… Read More
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Shiripuno, here we come!
Arriving in Coca early gave us some time to look around town. It’s really interesting to see such a developed town seemingly in the middle of the jungle. There are lots of people all around, though very few tourists. Our hotel is very cool with nice rooms and a backyard with tortoises, capybaras (the largest… Read More
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Tortuga Bay
Here are some photos of our students from their visit to Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos. Enjoy!
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Service Day at CDRS
Wednesday, we visited the Charles Darwin Research Station, and after touring the tortoise rearing pens and learning about the foundation’s various conservation initiatives, we helped clear and plant a new garden featuring native cacti and some endangered plants. It was challenging work, hauling volcanic rock, weeding, and planting in the tropical sun, but the efforts… Read More
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On Our Way to El Oriente
We paused for a photo at Laguna de Papallacta near the hot springs in Papallacta. Now we arrived in Baeza at Casa de Rodrigo. After a long bus ride, time in the hot springs and a steep hike to a waterfall, we are all ready for a nice night’s sleep.
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Yasuni Orientation Complete
All the jovenes are fully oriented to the Sustainable Summer program and have started to set their own guidelines for how they want their group dynamic to be. Very shortly this morning we’ll all be on the bus making our way to Papallacta hot springs and then to Baeza for the night. Off to El… Read More
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Greetings from Puerto Ayora!
Greetings from Puerto Ayora! Our first day and a half in the Galapagos has found us snorkeling in azure waters, hiking through the highlands in search of Galapagos Tortoises, visiting a sustainable coffee producer, and so much more.
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Into Yasuni has Arrived in Ecuador!
Our group has just officially united in Ecuador all safe and sound!
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