The Blue footed booby is a unique creature that gets its Blue feet from Blue collegen in fish they eat. They nest in the ground but hunt at sea. They look really funny but if you get to close sometimes they’ll peck you.(diagram by me)
Author: ethan
Diagram of a lava lizard
Lava lizards are very small and inhabit the Galapagos. They can regrow their tails and experts of camouflage. They a very fast and like to sun bathe. They are fun to take pictures of because you kind of have to chase them. (Diagram by me)
Diagram of a Giant Tortoise
The giant tortoise is truly an amazing creature, he is so big! He is so slow and can live for a very long time. Did you know the record for the slowest tortoise heartbeat is 1 heartbeat an hour? It likely came across the ocean to Galapagos by floating! This massive creature actually floats on …
The Amazing Galapagos
We recently embarked on a 4 day cruise around the Galapagos, we saw many things including turtles, blue footed boobies, sea lions, marine iguanas, and many other animals along with beautiful snorkeling, hiking, beaches, and lots of fun! My favorite animals were the sea lions because they are sooooo cute and also are very playful. …
One guide on 3 steps to a good vacation, one guide on 0 steps to an excellent vacation.
Living from one hotel to the next and traveling far is hard, especially for long periods at a time. When you are staying in different places you start to miss the comforts of home and appreciate your daily comforts more. Moving is tiring, unpack, pack etc. It’s repetitive and dull. I get headaches and frequently …
Poem: A letter to Toucan from Me
A Letter to Toucan from Me (by Ethan) Colorful, Toucan Beak, and talons, sharp, smart, cunning Majestic, Toucan What are you thinking? Bird thoughts? or maybe flight thoughts? Soaring flying thoughts? Where are you, Toucan? Up Or Down? Flying in Dreams? Hope it’s fun, Toucan What foods do you like? Berries? Nuts? Or coconuts? Hope …
Thoughts on the Guatemala City dump
Today we saw the Guatemala City garbage dump, the main dump for the capital of Guatemala. The garbage dump is about as large as 24 football fields put together. We viewed the dump from a cemetery above the valley, it was a chaotic site. Garbage trucks moved in and out and people flowed like water …
Swimming Holes in Guatemala
There are many places that are fun to swim in Guatemala, these range from swimming holes to rivers and swimming pools. The few places mentioned in this post are my favorite and sort of not really favorite places that we as a family have swam during our 2.5 months living in Guatemala. 1. (Not because …
Shopping, Money, and Rambo
I already know what you’re thinking, “Aw darn, this post has no bullet points.” Yep, that’s right, just boring plain text. Anyways if your still reading this after seeing how it has no bullet points and how I said it will be boring then your in luck because I can sort of assure …
10 Tips for getting internet in Guatemala
Whatever the use most people nowadays use internet for EVERYTHING, seriously your calendar, your friends birthdays, entertainment, information, your social media accounts and news about the outside world, it all depends on internet. Have you ever thought of the word internet? It’s a pretty weird word inter means to bury someone and net is a …