I’ve missed creating new cards while the basement floor has
been ripped up, dehumidified, and replaced. I had intended to take a break from
travel cards and make more creative mixed media ones, but that’s on hold for now.
I had made these in anticipation of being out of town a few times over the
summer, so I “saved them up” for use later on but will share them now. Maybe I
should start cooking again!
Ecuador is amazing, and we’d highly recommend it. The
Galapagos Islands are a wonder unto themselves, and well worth the extra flight
and fees. I initially thought that the $100 park fee was a tourist “rip-off”,
but after seeing these guys wandering freely- NOT in a zoo, I didn’t mind the
expense. The giant tortoises were like creatures from a movie, but they were
beautiful in their own right- and seemed just as curious about us as we were
about them!
Many people take cruises around the Galapagos Islands, but
due to our somewhat limited time and budget, we stayed on land and took day
tours of nearby islands. We did not use special zoom lenses to take these
photos- they were that close. The animals were not afraid of people, though we were instructed to not
touch them or feed them “people food”. We saw an iguana wandering down the
street in Puerto Ayora, but we were on a restaurant balcony so couldn’t get a
good photo. It was hilarious watching him/her saunter down the sidewalk.
There are a number of hotels and B&B’s on Santa Cruz,
one of the larger inhabited islands. The food was great, and we met interesting
fellow tourists from around the world, including a couple from our state!
Knowing some Spanish helped in the Quito area, but English sufficed for most of
the Galapagos experiences. I haven’t thought of a reason to send a card with a
large, albeit colorful crab on it, so no card for this critter yet. Maybe
someday, a “sorry I was a crab” card, or “hope you’re feeling less crabby soon”
to a good friend?
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