Friday, February 03, 2006

Galapagos Islands - Ecuador

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador - No matter how many National Geographic specials you’ve seen or how many stories you’ve heard, nothing prepares you for the Galapagos Islands. This is a place where you can swim inches away from sea lions and sidestep hundreds of marine iguanas. The catch is, to explore the islands, you need to travel by water.

I went with the well-established Lindblad Expeditions, which operates the 80-passenger MS Polaris here.

Sailing everywhere from Antarctica to the Columbia River in Oregon, Lindblad is deeply committed to ecologically sensitive tourism. Strong parternships with National Geographic and the World Wildlife Fund have helped it build a large base of loyal passengers who, like the infinitely curious Charles Darwin who made these islands famous, want to see, do and learn as much as possible.


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