And now for another installment of Jackie Lope's adventures! Jackie loves to travel and the Galapagos as been one of her favorite, although most thrilling adventures yet!
Every country she goes to, she must have a photo with the flag. In this case she is also in front of a massive shield volcano!
She met this lazy guy. They chatted about the benefits of eating Opuntia Cactus on antler growth. Apparently its all the rage!
Jackie loves signs, but she doesn't like being told what to do.
This Masked Booby was a little stand-offish with Jackie.
Sometimes Jackie likes to sit alone a contemplate the world's greatest mysteries: "Why is Sriracha so good?"
Hot tubing with a new friend!
In a dramatic turn of events, Jackie found a skull of a feral goat - most of whom have been eradicated from the islands - but it seem to be a bit of foreshadowing for what came next....
We were lying on the beach sunning with the sea lions, when one of the young pups decided to take her for a swim! Half way to the water he decided otherwise, and she was rescued for another day, and another adventure!
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.
