Capturing the Moment

  Opening day and the stoke is real! They were all saying, 'winter is coming.' But not anymore, because winter is here! Today was opening day at the Stowe Mountain Resort. Skiers and snowboarders lined up early in the morning to get their first ride of the winter. The excitement levels have increased over the last two days because of new snow falling on the mountain. Added to all the man-made snow things were looking pretty good! The beautiful town of Stowe, Vermont. I got to the mountain a little before the first lift opened at 9am. They were still handing out breakfast sandwiches. I think I got the second to last one, and scarfed it down while I waited in the lift line. At the end of last season I was injured with a sprained ankle, so I missed a few days at the mountain, so I was extra hungry to get up there this morning. The sandwich helped hit the spot. I joined the opening celebration with free breakfast sandwiches! The parking lot was packed with folks as eager as me. The...

  What a grand finale'. Today was a packed day here in the Galapagos, exploring the southern island of Floreana Bay. This could have been a black and white photograph, if it wasn't for those bright blue feet! Our first stop was the famous Post Office Bay. Here you can find the most unique postal service in the world. There is no workers, no stamps, not even a wall or ceiling, just an old barrel and a honor system that has been working for centuries. Old whalers and buccaneers discovered that letter's left in an old barrel here in the bay, would eventually be picked up by sailors returning to Europe and hand delivered once back on shore. Fast forward to today, and now folks on expeditions, like the one I am on, leave addressed post cards in hopes that a future cruiser will find it and hand deliver it to its final address. A bunch of us wrote post cards to leave behind, and even more people took postcards that were addressed to places near their homes. It is a very unique pla...