Galapagos Adventure 2008

 

Lakeside’s Ecuador LIP Trip – July, 2008

 

 

 

 

On July 1, 2008, twelve Lakeside students and two teachers boarded a flight for Quito.  What awaited them was 17 days of adventure, including:

 

  • Several days in a remote indigenous village deep in the Amazon Basin

 

  • A thrilling whitewater canoe descent on the Napo River in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon

 

  • Wildlife and geology of the Andes, including a mountain-top expedition over 14,000 feet

 

  • Snorkeling with reef sharks, penguins, and sea lions

 

  • Close encounters with giant tortoises, boobies, tarantulas, and Darwin’s finches

 

  • Bizarre fruit, Salsa dancing, new friends, and Cuarenta!

 

 

Photos:

 

Quito

 

The Fruit Market

 

Capirona Indigenous Village

 

More Amazon Basin

 

Galapagos 1 – Arrival in the Islands

 

Galapagos 2 – The Central Islands

 

Galapagos 3 – The Western Islands

 

Galapagos 4 – Homeward Bound