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Thu, 2 Aug 2012 | By pmok | Views [1695]
I've been eager to visit Isla de la Plata since arriving in Puerto Lopez. I first learned about the island from Marine Megafauna Foundation, the org I worked with in Mozambique; they've been traveling there to tag and study the manta ray population ... Read more >
Tags: galapagos, isla de la plata, mora mora, scuba dive, sun fish, turtle capture
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 | By pmok | Views [1044]
Scuba diving isn't part of the "responsibilities" at my current volunteer project in Puerto Lopez, so I would need to book diving excursions on my own. Luckily, the other two volunteers and the local coordinator, C, are all certified scuba ... Read more >
Tags: butterfly fish, isla ahorcados, isla salango, moray eel, puerto lopez, scorpion fish, scuba dive, surgeon, turtle, weight belt
Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | By pmok | Views [1988]
Today was a day of extreme dichotomy, two polar opposites with a similar goal, yet the road could not be more different. The day started like most days with tiburones at the fish market. Two volunteers had the early shift from 6:30 am to 7:30 am, ... Read more >
Tags: fishing, guayaquil, humpback whale, playita, profile, senor sushi, shark man, stingray, tourism, university
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 | By mstep | Photo Gallery
Otavalo to Vilcabamba
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012 | By pmok | Views [1955]
If you read my previous story "My Grimmest Day in Tofo", you knew how heart wrenching and difficult it was to witness first hand the finning of sharks right on the beach. I would never forget the image of piles of sharks and rays at the ... Read more >
Tags: alopias pelagicus, equilibrio azul, fish market, hammerhead, pelagic thresher, shark fin, sphyrna zygaena
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 | By ckiernan1231 | Views [393]
Yesterday I had orientation for my volunteer program in the morning. I met one of the other volunteers, Alicia, who is staying in the same house as me. Alicia is from Canada and is really sweet. Irma took us on the 20 minute hike to the office where ... Read more >
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By ckiernan1231 | Views [347] | Comments [1]
Ah the first day in Quito ! It was a pretty uneventful day. I slept until about 9 still feeling exhausted from the trip yesterday (and the crazy high elevation here doesn't help either) My host mom, Irma, made me breakfast and we got acquainted. She ... Read more >
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By ckiernan1231 | Views [385]
I woke up on Saturday morning with mixed emotions. I was feeling really excited about the adventure and journey in which I was about to take but also a little nervous and apprehensive about all the unknowns. My day started by trekking my 35 pound ... Read more >
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 | By pmok | Views [935]
One of the best transitions from my project in Tofo to the one here with Equilibrio Azul is continuing with the conservation of sea turtles. Back at Tofo, I learned general knowledge plus the five species of turtles that reside there; luckily, four ... Read more >
Tags: beach patrol, green turtle, hawksbill, leatherback, los frailes, machalilla national park, olive ridley, turtle capture
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 | By pmok | Views [1421]
After two weeks in Quito, I headed to Puerto Lopez where my volunteer project is located. It was a 12-hour bus ride from Quito to Puerto Lopez; Maria woke up at 4:30 AM to cook breakfast for me so I could be collected at 5:30 AM. She also gave me a ... Read more >
Tags: forest, howler monkey, laura, pacoche, puerto lopez, turtle capture
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 | By beckandphil | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 18 Jun 2012 | By beckandphil | Views [934]
Petropolis to Teresopolis Traverse As we had a couple of days to spare in Brazil, we thought it would be nice to do a couple of days walking in a National Park. The Parque Nacional Serra dos Orgaos (Organ National Park, presumably because the towering ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Jun 2012 | By pmok | Views [720]
Hola amigos! I've been in Quito, Ecuador for almost two weeks, first trip to South America.
I arrived Monday afternoon after flying on one of the most kids-filled flights ever. The airport is literally smack in the middle of the city, so ... Read more >
Tags: cotopaxi, el centro histórico, equator, la mitad del mundo, maria, new town, old town, pichincha, quito, spanish lesson
Sun, 10 Jun 2012 | By pmok | Photo Gallery
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