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Birds
Frigate close
Flightless
Finch
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Galápagos
July 9, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
Seedy
Finch
Galápagos
July 8, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Galápagos
July 8, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
Finch
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BFB take-off
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Common gallinule
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Galápagos fur seal
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7 and 28
At a sprint
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Iguana face
Swimming iguana
Marine iguana in the sand
Land iguana
Land iguana
Lava Lizard on marine iguana
Lava Lizard
Lava Lizard
Lava Lizard
Galápagos
July 6, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
From the get-go
Camouflage
Fish
Sharks
Invertebrates
Locust
Spider
Spider
Wasp nest on cactus
Aye aye
Flora
Cactus bark
Prickly pear
Poison apples
Poison apples
Isabela, Galápagos
July 7, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
As cute as
Fungi and lichens
Mushrooms and clover
Puerto Ayora
Taxis
Toilets
CDRF
Sign
Evolution, Galápagos, Darwin
Floreana cave
Bob caves in
Finding the light
Lava
Lava
Bob
Bob at the airport
Shipboard toast
My Inner reptile
Assuming the tortoise position
Snorkeling
ZBT
Fellow travelers
Zarek seas'd
Galápagos
July 9, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
Vonnegut
Galápagos
July 9, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
Molly and Bob
Family adventure goes postal
Panga experience
En route
Darwinian encounter
Janet Browne
Guayaquil airport
July 10, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
Requisite sunset
Sunset
The Trip Itinerary - July 2 - 10, 2017
July 2, 2017 Monday - Arrive in Quito from SFO via FLL on JetBlue Airlines
- Met up with Mattias in SFO
- Met up with Zarek in FLL
- Met at Quito airport and driven to hotel
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July 4, 2017 Tuesday - Day in Quito
- Breakfast at hotel
- meet up with group,
- First Galápagos lecture
- City tour
- Reception and dinner
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July 5, 2017 Wednesday - Quito to Galápagos
- Break at hotel
- Bus to airport
- Traffic jam due to accident
- Rushed departure
- Quito to Guayaquil, Guayaquil to Baltra
- Bus to dock
- Panga to Santa Cruz II
- North Seymour Island hike
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July 6, 2017 Thursday - Isabela Island/Fernandina Island
- Panga tour off Isabela
- Fernandina hike
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July 7, 2017 Friday - Isabela Island
- Panga ride - penguins
- Tagus cove
- Hike up Darwin crater
- Snorkeling - sea turtles
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July 8, 2017 Saturday - Santa Cruz Island
- Dry landing
- Charles Darwin Research Foundation
- Tour of the breeding program
- Try, unsuccessfully to meet up with Inti and Arturo
- Walk back to town
- Buses to highlands
- Biking to coffee plantation
- Walk around town
- Fisherman's dock
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July 9, 2017 Sunday - Floreana
- Floreana
- Post office Bay
- Barrel post office
- Floreana cave with Edison, Zarek, Mattias, and Annie
- Panga to Champion Islet
- Snorkel
- Cormorant Point - wet landing
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July 10, 2017 Monday - Baltra to Guayaquil and onto Lima
- Bus to Airport
- Balta to Guayaquil
- Janet Browne encounter on plane
- Zarek and I disembarked in
Guayaquil and said goodbye to the rest of the group who were continuing on to Quito
- Check bags to Lima
- Cab to Iguana Park
- Hang out in the park and then return by cab to the airport
- Fly to
Lima, Peru for a short night layover
Family and staff
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Robert Siegel, Faculty leader
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Zarek Siegel
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Nancy Kraemer, Stanford Travel Study - trip organizer (did not go on trip)
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Ana-Catrina Buchser, Stanford Travel Study - trip facilitator
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Young Explorer Leaders: Costner McKenzie, Mattias Lanas, Anne Shields, Molly Robertson
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Macario Rosania, Hotel Manager M/V Santa Cruz II
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Mauricio Tomalá, Expedition Leader
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Expedition naturalists: Lola, Indira, Lorenzo, Eddy, Cristian, Enrique
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Martin, Trip photographer
Lecture topics
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Sources of enchantment: the Galápagos in time and space
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Tales of enchantment: appreciating the natural history of the Galápagos
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The future of enchantment: Galápagos conservation and threats
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Created: June 16, 2017 (from galapagos2015.html)
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