Galapagos Costars

Greetings! Like most passengers on our Galapagos Island cruise we expected to muse about the Beagle expedition that brought Charles Darwin to the area in 1835, and to be amazed by the magnificent plant, animal and marine life of this unique place. On all fronts the trip did not disappoint. However, an unexpected costar, or several thousand of them, stole the spot light after sundown.

The Galapagos Islands have very little light pollution, which makes the night sky a glorious sight to behold. Our position at the equator gave a stunning view of the stars as they wrapped around the horizon. I felt like I was in my own personal planetarium. The Milky Way was distinct and the bright lights of the sky seemed close enough to reach up and pluck them. Stars majestically twinkled and Shannan saw two meteoroids entering the atmosphere, and thus becoming a meteors, or as most folks say, “she saw two shooting stars.”

Seeing the starry nights ranked high amid my favorite parts of the trip. Make no mistake, the Galapagos Islands are among the great wonders of the world.

Shine like the stars. Run.

Tom