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| Of People and Things and Casey--Another Look at Cruising the Galapagos |
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| THE CORMORANTS We were assigned into groups of 14 the first night with each group having a guide. We were VERY fortunate as our group loved Casey, making him the mascot, and our guide, Nara, was excellent--knowledge-a ble, personable, fun, highly competent, willingly took Casey under her wing and more. As there were curmudgeons who mumbled about having children on board, we felt very fortunate for the kindness and comraderie our group displayed. If anyone ever asks you if a trip such as this is wasted on children--the answer is a resounding NO. Casey loved it; he did not interfer with adult pleasure' he learned so much and continues to share his learnings with us and friends. Children grow mightly through mind expanding experiences such as this. |
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| The Amazon Rain Forest |
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| China, Peru, Tanzania, Spain, Italy, France, Travel with Children |
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| Fernandina Isabela Seymor Norte Bartholome Baltra Santiago Santa Cruz San Cristobal Espanola |
| We were on one of the larger cruise ships (96 people) because we felt that would be safer and better for our 5 year-old grandson. Had it just been the two of us, a small yacht would have been our choice. But--we did thoroughly enjoy our experience. Because this is not a "cruise" but the means of moving from island to island, the on board time is functional, and purposeful--eat, sleep, change clothes, attend naturalists briefings and a enjoy sense of comraderie with "your" exploration group and other new friends. Cabins are nicely kept and spacious as they are little "suites" which means a nice size sleeping area and a separate sitting area with couch and table--for us this was made into a bed for Casey. |


| Explorer II The schedule for the day was pretty constant from day to day: Up at 6:30 Breakfast at 7:00 In dinghies at 8:00 Morning exploration of coast and an island. Back on board at 11:45 Lunch at 12:00 In dinghies at 2:00 Back on board at 5:00 Evening briefing at 7:00 Dinner at 7:30 Evening activities BED The major disappoint- ment with this vessel was that the food was mediocre at best. |

