Ecuador and the Galapagos

Today we got to sleep in a little.  Later, we stopped at two sinkholes known as the Twins formed by collapsed lava rock. Everybody got great pictures. Then we got on the bus and headed to the airport. Our flights were short from the Galápagos to Guayaquil then from Guayaquil to Quito. After baggage...

Our final day in the Galápagos was certainly one to remember. We started out the day the same as yesterday, with an early breakfast and getting on our speed boats for our two-hour trip to San Cristobal. San Cristobal is the youngest of the five large islands. When we got there we got to...

Today we woke up and anticipated our arrival to the Galápagos Islands! We had a really good breakfast at the hotel we spent the night in and then got on the bus to the airport. Once we got to the airport we learned all about the different procedures that had to be taken before...

We started our day bright and early with a tour of Quito! We walked around the city with our guide, Mauricio, and he explained the history of the city and showed us important landmarks. The square of the city was built in the Spanish style, surrounded by the three powers: the presidential building, the...

  Today we departed from Boston to Panama at 5:50am! We got to the airport, checked our bags and then waited to hop on the plane! The plane ride was full of intellectual conversations and lots of sleep! When we got to Panama we waited for our flight to Quito. Finally we arrived at...

  After the big nor’easter cancelled our flight, Mrs. Paolello and Mrs. Godley went into action. They were on the phone with the travel agency and airline non-stop until we were able to find flights that would accommodate our trip. They were able to get us all out on two flights on Sunday out...