GLA 2015

GLA 2015 was a lot of fun as well as quite some hard kids in some cases but I had a great time with the team of guides and international directors/mentors.

Fabricio my friend with Benjamin, the surfer boy, during a cooking night with the kids.

GLA team B, Lauren and Nicole during a hike to Volcan Chico

My friend Fabian taking some rest at Volcan Chico on Isabela.

I took a day of to enjoy Los Tuneles on Isabela

Nicole playing with the kids at the school on Isabela

Lauren half sleeping during a boat ride

Fabricio during the snorkel at Tijiretas on San Cristobal

Fabian showing his skills at the school in Isabela

Fabian and Wilfrido talking about Tortoises nests at Campo Duro on Isabela 

Tara-Mama, Alexa and Fabricio taking care of a big rock at Campo Duro on Isabela

America cooking for us adults while the GLA group is cooking something on their own

                                            

Me and Lauren at Volcan Chico

Alexa and Tara-Mama at Hotel Sandrita on Isabela

As always some Galapagos chici-chici in the Islands

Lauren with Nicole who just tasted a bit of my Galapagos salty coffee. Im still waiting for the revenge for this childish trick. 

Me cutting branches at the school in Isabela

Orange brake at Campo Duro on Isabela

Last visit to Mindo before the summer

Kiara and Dana's avocado tree keeps growing slowly but it seems to come along

A lot is missing in the house but the dream to have it ready for use in about October lives on. After today the groups for the summer will start arriving so work is on a hold.

Split personality

Today was the last day of the Iowa veterinarian trip with only Kari left and as she missed the first day I took her to the equator monument to stand in both hemispheres at the same time

Animal spotting

During the yearly veterinarian trip, session one, I always enjoy to see the animals. Here is a Cayman in Banos that got some parasite medicine.

A frigate bird on the boat going to Bartolome Island.

Nazca birds in the water.

And when we got closer they took of.

Brown Pelican on Bartolome Island.

Female lava lizard on Bartolome Island with the male chasing after.

Lava lizard in the few vegetation's on the Island

Another lava lizard on the railing hiking up to the top of Bartolome Island.

Pahoehoe lava on Santiago Island

More Pahoehoe lave

Male Frigate bird on Seymour Island

Female Frigate bird and her baby.

Land Iguana getting some water from the rocks on Seymour Island.

Baby Frigate bird waiting for mommy and the food.

Blue-footed Boobies dancing

And flirting.

Male Frigate bird.

Sally light-footed crab on Bachas beach.

Ghost crab.

Brown Pelicans fishing along the Bachas beach.

Yellow Warbler

Flycatcher.

And the group of veterinarians from Iowa State University with Leo, my friend and veterinarian as well as one of the Giant Tortoises in the high part of Santa Cruz Island.

Sea Iguana swiming

Sea Lion doing what they do best, resting.

Super Diego at the National Park breeding center on Santa Cruz Island.

THe small baby Tortoises at the breeding center.

Young Mockingbird.

Laura and Lucas at home

Laura helping Lucas with his homework while I take a picture of them as Lucas needed this for school. Lucas was supposed to be interviewing mom as a reporter.

Mindo bathrooms

Managed to make the bathroom tables this weekend and I think it turned OK.

I used the same wood as the floor that the carpenter just helped me to glue together. To make it a bit nicer I put them together in a similar way as the floor to so it would blend in even more.

My idea with using part of a plastic tube to cover the installation for the water.

And this is how it looks covered up, just the one tube that will be painted in the same color as the ceramic on the wall.

The master bathroom also got the table but a bit smaller

Master bathroom toilet that the Master, me, now has broken in hard time to test the whole system. It passed with flying colors