2014 Galapagos Islands

A group of 32 students and 6 teachers from Dover Sherborn Regional High School will be traveling to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands over February vacation 2014. The Galapagos Islands are an ecological treasure famous for the profound discoveries of Charles Darwin. In 1959, the archipelago was declared a national park in order to protect the flora and fauna that Darwin observed while formulating his theory of evolution. Critical to his studies were the islands’ iguanas, penguins, flightless cormorants, and 13 species of finches, whose beak sizes and shapes provided invaluable insights into the process he called natural selection. The purpose of this trip is to explore the current conservation methods that exist in the Galapagos and how those conservation efforts impact the local stakeholders who rely on the Islands for their livelihood.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

We made it to Quito!

After a very long day we arrived to our hotel about 8 pm.  The kids got settled and then we walked to a local restaurant where we had an amazing fish dinner.  Some our kids were trying fish for the first time and loved it, others not so much.  I think we will be eating lots of fresh fish this week, so they may even learn to like it by the end.

The kids are very excited to be here and have been so wonderful.  Today we will head to the equator and visit some hisoric sites of the city.  The city itself is huge, and the mountains are gorgeous. Weather is mild and very pleasant.

The wifi here is not great.  This is the third time I have written this blog and none have uploaded so hopefully at least one gets through, but I was unable to attach pictures using the hotel computer.  I will do that as soon as possible.



 
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