One week and counting...I can't believe it is coming so soon. I just swam the Lake Berryessa 1mile open water swim on Saturday. It was supposed to be in preparation for the open water swim I have to do in the Galapagos. I'm still a little scared about the ocean swim in the Galapagos and I think the water will be cold. Yikes! Well, I did some looking up on where we're going because I just want more and more details about the places we'll see. Check out these Wiki sites: (ok, I know there are alot but there's so much to learn, see and do!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quito
http://wikitravel.org/en/Quito

http://wikitravel.org/en/Galapagos_Islands

http://wikitravel.org/en/Puerto_Ayora

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayaquil
http://wikitravel.org/en/Guayaquil

And finally the Humboldt current which comes up from Antartica cools the waters around the islands...it also causes a mist around the islands this time of the year. It's considered the "dry season" but that doesn't mean it doesn't rain. I think the weather will be different than we have in our minds. Best prepare for cooler as opposed to hotter days and water temps. It is the Humboldt current that brought penguins to the Galapagos.

Oh this is going to be so cool!
lisa
Monday, June 9