[U S Army EOD]

Just get yourself a 36' sailboat or find someone that has one. The Galapagos is a common place everyone goes to. They leave each other messages there, such as when they were there and were they are heading or a meeting place maybe two years in the future. You also get to meet the real people of the places you go, not just the one tourist see. As an Spanish Fisherman to me, "We are all brothers of the sea".

[stanz]

The problem with getting to the Galapagos is the expense.
I promised my daughter that someday we would go. That's two round trip plane fares to Quito and then sailing arrangements and accomodations on Darwin Station. National Geographic and other sholarly outfits sponsor these trips, but the costs are out of the question right now for us.
.....someday.