Studying Geography, Why Not Take A Look At The Galapagos Islands?
I have decided that 2010 is the year I am going to endeavour to teach myself a little more about the World in general and all the fascinating places there are to visit.
I will admit that Geography was never my best subject when I was at school. I think a major factor was that as well as my teacher being an absolute bore, he never seemed to have any love of the subject.
It doesn’t run in the family though as both of my children have studied Geography and they both have enjoyed it so much that it has prompted me to maybe re-educate myself.
One of my children is thinking about taking a Gap Year and has been researching various places to visit. I think he has decided to plump for a Galapagos Islands Holiday. Well it isn’t going to be a holiday, more a learning experience and a real change to his everyday life.
He is planning on starting his travels in the Galapagos Islands, so I think a good starting point for my Geography lessons would be there. The islands are part of Ecuador and consist of six main islands, with twelve smaller islands and at least forty small islets. The Islands are quite widely placed apart with some of the islands being upto six hours apart by boat. Bearing this in mind I would have thought that Galapagos Cruises are a really popular choice with visitors to the Islands and an absolutely brilliant way of experiencing the Galapagos.
Now for me Walking Holidays don’t sound brilliant, but when you consider what you will actually be experiencing you might change your mind. You may even be fortunate enough to get a glimmer of the wonderful Giant Tortoises. I have already carried out a bit of research and have discovered that there were fifteen species of the Galapagos giant tortoise, but sadly four are now extinct. However, thanks to all the efforts of the conservationists, the remaining species are managing to survive, which is absolutely fantastic.
I think my son is going to have a fantastic time when he is away, and he will certainly bring lots of new experiences and knowledge home with him. By the time he gets back from his travels, I am sure I would have had time to read up about all the places he has visited and learnt a bit about each area.
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