Today we went exploring. We found an abandoned pirate cave! Then we drove to a giant lava tube. There was once pirate gold in it. There was an overhang that was 2 feet off the ground. Gaby's face was priceless when she saw she had to crawl through it! We ran up the stairs to the top. The trucks were waiting for us there. We drove to the airport and flew to Quito. We settled in and went to bed.
Braeley

Today after breakfast we went and hiked the wetlands. There we saw marine iguanas and lots of funny flamingos. We kept walking and came into a jungle. As I walked in there were benches around a little table with a little apple on it. I found out that it's a was a poison apple. We walked a while to a tortoise farm. There were hundreds of them. They had them in every age, even 150 years old! We went into a learning center. It was pouring down rain. But my dad got us popsicles. We waited a while for the cars and then we drove to the Wall of Tears. The motto when they were building it was "the weak died and the strong cried". We climbed up 188 steps, then we drove to the dock. We boated to Santa Cruz. We drove to the Charles Darwin Research Center. Then we saw the land iguanas. They're all yellow. We learned all about them. There were also giant tortoises. Did you know their main predators are rats and ants? After that we drove to where we ate on the first day. We ate lunch there and hung out until dinner. That night we slept in these awesome tree houses! Then we went to bed.
Braeley

Today we drove to the base of a volcano. On the way up I saw a red bird called the Vermilion Flycatcher. Also, this wacky group on the way up sang songs, like "Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho", "Follow Me, Boys", and "The Beer Song". When we got to the top our guide, Carmen, got a stick and started explaining the volcano. On the way up, my dad was complaining about a bubbly stomach. So, when she started talking about gases getting so excited and explosive, I bet you know what's coming next! My dad started cracking up! Then after we came down, we ate at a fruit farm. They had an "Egg Plant" (a kind of cactus with eggs on the tips). We also saw a tree as toll as the redwoods. There were also awesome hammocks. We ate lunch and went to our beach we played in the ocean for a long time and then we went to bed.

Braeley

Today we ate breakfast and drove to the tortoise "sanctuary". When we came in we almost stepped on one! There were 20-30 of them. Afterward we watched them for awhile we went in to some crevices. We also saw a pirate cave! It even had a stove. On the way down they gave us "plums". They tasted horrid! After we got back we packed up and drove to the dock. On the steps there were 6 baby sea wolves. We had to shoo one away to get out to the boat. We drove to Isabela and found that we got a free yummy drink! We then went snorkeling, came back and went to bed.

Today after breakfast we went to the chiva. Then we went off-roading to a parasitic vent. We climbed hundreds of steps to the top! My cuz and I raced down. Once his foot fell off the stairs. After lunch we walked to a rookery for sea wolves. There were 4 babies and the dad sea lions. We went back and wasted time for awhile. Then we found a cove. We followed a turtle. When we got back into the cove, we spotted a marine iguana. The dads got so close to it! Also, my aunt saw a ray. Next, we saw a baby sea wolf right next to us! He even played with us! We walked back bragging about it, and went to bed.
Braeley

We flew to Galapagos. We landed in a desert place. We took boats and trucks to lunch. I never saw the first giant tortoise! Then we rode a ferry to an island where we're staying (Floreana). We drove to dinner. My favorite food was cheese and yucca deep fried. We hiked back and went to bed.

Today we went on a bus tour. We went to a Basilica totally covered in gold leaf. Also, my Mom got a spear and a painting made out of lamb skin! We went to the equator and learned about the Amazon. On the equator you are weaker. There's a joke! And toilets on the equator go straight down. Then we got to a hotel and went to bed.
Braeley

Today Poppy and I went to breakfeast. When everyone came the ate. We drove to the airport. The whole time I watched Nick (my cuz) play DS. We landed, got a hotel and went to bed.

Braeley

We're going to Florida

We rode on a plane to Florida. When we got there we waited 20 min. for Gaby's bag and then we waited 40 min. for a shuttle. When we got to the hotel, it was decked to look like a jungle. As we were opening the door missals shot out from next door. Hug missals, the worst kind!! Then we saw it was just our cuz's. Then we went to bed.
Braeley