Bartolome & San Salvador Islands
One can see Galápagos many times, but it is never the same. Nothing is ever the same. The wind transforms the land, slowly, but it does. If you face rocks to the sea, the sea will win, and eventually all lava, tuff formations, spatter cones will be shaped at the oceans will.
People walking these trails are different, and as time passes by I am different as well. How different am I since I first set foot on Bartolome Island sixteen years ago? Better not to talk about physical changes, but my life has been enriched by so many experiences and by so many people.
However this is nothing new, we live in a changing planet, an expanding Universe, where time seems endless; and if it does have an ending and/or a beginning, that does not matter anyway. What matters is that we are here today. To live fully and enjoy present time.
The sun rising behind the golden hills of Bartolome.
The moon still up and gorgeous.
The seas a perfect mirror of the sky.
Sharks close to the beach, penguins fishing anchovies, sea lions sleeping next to crabs.
New friends enlightened by smiles of joy
A National Geographic Polaris Zodiac driver offering a hand for balance.
Orcas, adults and babies, riding next to the boats!
That was our “today,” and that’s what matters.
One can see Galápagos many times, but it is never the same. Nothing is ever the same. The wind transforms the land, slowly, but it does. If you face rocks to the sea, the sea will win, and eventually all lava, tuff formations, spatter cones will be shaped at the oceans will.
People walking these trails are different, and as time passes by I am different as well. How different am I since I first set foot on Bartolome Island sixteen years ago? Better not to talk about physical changes, but my life has been enriched by so many experiences and by so many people.
However this is nothing new, we live in a changing planet, an expanding Universe, where time seems endless; and if it does have an ending and/or a beginning, that does not matter anyway. What matters is that we are here today. To live fully and enjoy present time.
The sun rising behind the golden hills of Bartolome.
The moon still up and gorgeous.
The seas a perfect mirror of the sky.
Sharks close to the beach, penguins fishing anchovies, sea lions sleeping next to crabs.
New friends enlightened by smiles of joy
A National Geographic Polaris Zodiac driver offering a hand for balance.
Orcas, adults and babies, riding next to the boats!
That was our “today,” and that’s what matters.
