Over the years in the Wood household, the question has always been asked: where in the world would you like to go? The answer has always been – the Galapagos. And so this conservation-minded, bird-loving family has taken their dream trip to the land explored by Charles Darwin.
The sun peeks over tiny Rabida Island on this balmy February morning. Four brown pelicans drift lazily nearby on the port side of our 90-passenger ship.
I’m on the upper deck of the M/V Santa Cruz, an expedition passenger ship, halfway through a dream vacation to the Galapagos Islands.
While some would call it a cruise, the tour guide and six naturalists on the ship disagree... more