Galapagos Islands: Leaving on a Jet Plane
June 12, 2016 Wind off the Itabaca Channel whips hair into my eyes. Digging through my bags, I find my bandana and tie it on. It’s just after 1:00 pm and I’m back on the island of Baltra, waiting for a bus to arrive to take me and three other people to the airport. It’s a busy day down at …
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Galapagos Islands: A Short Misadventure
June 9, 2016 It’s just before 5 pm on a Thursday afternoon, and my friend and I are striding along the path towards Las Grietas. Behind us is the ferry dock; ahead of us is a sandy path that will eventually turn rocky. For the first time in a year, I am wearing my swim suit. The last time I …
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Galapagos Islands: Exploring Laguna de las Ninfas
June 8, 2016 It’s been a long 2 days of struggling with very slow internet at our house. The upgraded connection our host promised isn’t what we expected, and it’s taking both of us much longer to work on projects than it normally would. I’ve had to reschedule both client calls this week, and while Maureen’s been able to get …
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Galapagos Islands: Sharks, Sea Lions, and Las Grietas
June 5, 2016 I wake this morning to an overcast sky and a sense of excitement. After several days of exploring Puerto Ayora, we’re heading out on a bay tour. We’ll finally get out on the water, and we’ll see sea lions and sharks, maybe even a sea turtle or two, and finish at Las Grietas, a stunningly pretty ocean …
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Galapagos Islands: Exploring the Farmer’s Market
June 4, 2016 It’s 7:15 am, a disgustingly early time to be leaving the house. Today is market day, the day when all the local farmers bring their produce into town, and Maureen and I are hoping to find some dinner fixings for substantially less than grocery store prices. The idea of visiting a South American market is exciting. Alison, …
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Galapagos Islands: In Which We Hike to Tortuga Bay (& Visit a Fish Market)
June 3, 2016 I wake up this morning with a great sense of excitement. It’s my first full day of vacation in the Galapagos, and today is all about figuring out which day tours we want to take, finding the fish market, and hiking to Tortuga Bay. Our first stop involves asking Cristina and Monica (our Airbnb hosts) a ton …
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Galapagos Islands: An Afternoon at the Charles Darwin Research Station Beach
June 2, 2016 It’s 3:00 pm in Puerto Ayora. After several hours answering work emails and various other work projects, Maureen and I are now officially on vacation for the next four days. In no time at all, we are on our way to the Charles Darwin Research Station and its beach. Not long after we turn left onto the …
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First Impressions of the Galapagos Islands
June 1, 2016 It’s 7:30 am in Quito, Ecuador. I should be tired with less than 6 hours of sleep, but I’m exhilarated by the day ahead. Today I fly to the Galapagos Islands! Equally exciting, I am meeting up with my friend Maureen, who started her own digital nomad adventure in February. I am very excited to see her again, …
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Reflections on Chorus
September 20th, 2015 It’s 4:00 pm on a grey Sunday afternoon, and I’ve just curled up on the upstairs sofa to write the second of my Scotland posts. I flick through my pictures and videos, but inspiration doesn’t come. When I glance away from my computer screen, I see a different set of memories: a circle of women in a …
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Arrival! On the Ground in Dublin, Ireland and Bangor, Wales
When you last left your intrepid hero (me), I was in Boston, on my way to the airport and thence to Dublin and Wales. I will say this for the Boston airport: their international terminal is one of the worst I’ve ever been in. I love to walk around before long flights, so I don’t get so jittery. But it …
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