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The Allure Doesn’t End With a Single Trip
At 7:00 a.m. on Day 2 of our trip aboard M/Y Grace, we took a short panga ride to steep cliffs and with the help of “Prince Phillip’s Steps”, scrambled up 90m to the top of the remote Island of Genovesa. There we encountered a vast breeding ground of Nazca (masked) Boobies. These beautiful birds, [...]
No.1 without question is the Galapagos Islands!
Yes, I want to see the glassy water and the burgeoning active life under the sea! Understanding the oceans is a journey we all should be taking. There are life patterns and mysteries to explore in the waters around the Galapagos Islands. I have never quite understood the focus on cosmic exploration with our oceans [...]
Why Galápagos ?
Dear all, When Tomas de Berlanga set sale from Panama to Peru in 1535, he had no idea that, due to a navigational error, he will tumble upon the discovery of a group of mysterious islands on the Equator which one day will give rise to revolutionary scientific theories and researches: the Galápagos Archipelago. In [...]
Why The Galapagos Islands is on my bucket list.
Now is the time and aging is in a race with my bucket list. I spent my youthful vacations on sun drenched beaches with the express purpose of getting a tan. A big turtle could have sauntered over to me and asked in Spanish if I was interested in marine life and I would have [...]
The Only Thing in My Bucket !
The rain ricocheted off the window like pebbles off a windshield but I couldn’t hear them, for I was transfixed on the television screen; captivated by a ritual of evolution that had existed far longer than my 10 year-old mind could comprehend. It was my first documentary, on Green Sea Turtles and it was in [...]
Pan-Roasted Speckled Scorpion Fish in Lemon Butter & Capers Sauce
Spanish name: Pez Brujo en Mantequilla de limon y alcaparras Preparation time: 30 minutes. Servings: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1/2 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 tablespoon butter 2 speckled scorpionfish fillets (about 2 1Ž2 lbs) – can also use halibut or sea bass Salt and pepper to taste 1 shallot (chopped) 2 garlic cloves (chopped) 1/2 [...]
Is it wrong to leave an experience on your bucket list if you’ve already done it?
For many, sharing your new spouse with a dozen strangers in the intimate confines of a dive yacht and your most precious hours with schooling Hammerheads and Whale Sharks does not exactly define romance, but for us – it was EPIC! September 2007, we climbed aboard a dive yacht for our honeymoon. Our in water [...]
A Trip to Galapagos is like a trip to “Jurassic Park”
In a modern world where ‘news’ is old in moments, a trip to the Galapagos is a journey into a land found nowhere else on earth. On these islands statue like marine iguana’s wearing distinctive colors pose on lava, or scoot into the water for feasting on saltwater algae. This is the experience that visitors [...]
Why a Galapagos Adventure is on My Bucket List
Why do I want to see the Galapagos Islands? Because I love nature! I have a nature blog (tagnrocky.com) where I blog about all the flora & fauna I find on my home farm in Indiana. And its surprisingly a lot! I love discovering the birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals & even insects in my back [...]
A New Species of Bottom-dwelling Shark Found Near Galapagos
A new shark species has been identified by scientists near the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. This shark, similar in some ways to a catshark, is a spotted, bottom-dwelling shark that lives in deep waters. It has a wide mouth, which makes it an effective predator to grab passing invertebrates and fish. The shark was seen from [...]
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