The journey begins

Well, what can I say? I'm a disgrace to the blogging world. I haven't really posted much in the past six weeks. I have been busier than ever and just haven't found the time.

But now I have sent my last emails, marked my last papers, had my last meeting and I'm on the train to Toronto. And tomorrow I will be on route to Ecuador at this time. I can't believe it's already here. It seems like just yesterday I posted about booking the tickets.

Getting on the train was an adventure in itself. I started calling cab companies about an hour before my train left. No biggie I thought. It is only about a ten minute drive from my house. It took me forty minutes to get through to any can company in kingston as the lines were all busy. I made it to the station with three minutes to spare and luckily the train was late anyways.

Can't believe it's almost over

It's the last morning of our trip and it has been amazing. When I get back I'm going to make a separate post about each day with photos but for now I can honestly say that these islands are amazing.

The thing I love most about them is how everything (including animals and people) just exist together. Sea lions do what humans do and they aren't scared of them because they don't have to be. I got a great photo of a booby sitting with a pelican and a sea lion. Everything just gets along here it's very cool