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“Ms. Wilcox, please report to the check-in counter for a message.”  I hear my name over the PA system as I am eating soggy pesto spaghetti in the airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador.  We are waiting to board our flight to Costa Rica. The four of us race to the counter, half-expecting a message from our […]

The water was warm but a shiver chilled my shoulders.  We had jumped off the Zodiac into deep water and there was nothing to see below, except blue light fading to black.  Our guide swam toward the distant sea cliff.  “Come on!  Let’s look for sharks!”  A dozen people swam eagerly after him, including my son.  I […]

This just in: Criminals escape from Tortoise Prison. Guard says he was outrun. No one surprised. Currently ten prisoners are unnaccounted for: 1) Sid the Sea Lion; A massive fellow of almost 1,000 lbs, Sid was imprisoned for his disgusting play-lion habits. He has had over 50 girlfriends and he is currently one of the […]

When you’re grown up, happy becomes something different.  It isn’t what you felt when you were a kid, that feeling that washes over you like a wave and carries you along,  leaving an ear-to-ear grin or fits of giggles  in its wake.  As an adult, I think happy gets pushed aside by feelings of accomplishment, […]

Red and blue footed boobies are a famous kind of bird native to the Galapagos islands. We saw a lot of them this past week and they were my favorite animal.  I divided the blog into three sections, one for blue feet, red feet, and Nazca. Blue Footed Boobies I personally preferred the blue footed […]

Our week in the Galapagos was spent on the Evolution, a comfortable boat with 18 crew, 31 passengers, 2 highly qualified guides – Jorge and Wilson, 2 Zodiac inflatable motor boats (the “Pangas”), and enough snorkeling equipment for all.  The days fell into a steady and active rhythm – up at 6:45am, hit the beaches for […]

This week Piggy took a cruise around the Galapagos islands.  Can you guess the island where her cruise started and ended?  Email your guess to katherine@365saturdays.org Last week Piggy was at Machu Picchu in Peru.

We made it to Quito, Ecaudor last night and will be taking a flight to the Galapagos Islands this morning.  We are hoping to find turtles, sea lions and dancing birds. Peru has been one of our favorite countries, and we are working on pictures and blogs to share the story.  You will not see them […]