Santo Tomás, Ecuador
Travel trivia: what does the Hawaiian word "pahoehoe" refer to? Sometimes lava creates kind of a "ropy" landscape. That's what the Hawaiians call pahoehoe.
Wake-up call at 6am to watch mammals as we make our way across the northern tip of Isabela. We happen to run into (well, almost run into) a pod of common dolphins. There were a ton of them! They kept their distance, unlike bottlenose dolphins that will run in front of the ship's bow. It was a great sight fo...