Sorry,
couldn't help the flourish with the title. Can't stop myself channeling
Darwin-"look at that strangely shaped leaf!".
We
paid $75 each and took a day trip to the nearby island of Floreana. The boat
has about 20 people on board plus our guide Jorge. He’s a fun and happy guy
with lots of enthusiasm and so I end up tipping him $10, he was worth it. He’s
58, short, brown and fit. He shows all the old pirates hideaways and I ask if
he knows where they buried their treasure. (If he knows he doesn’t share that
with me). He picks the local (and strange-looking) fruit as we walk along and
we all try it. Delicious.
On this island we heard his happy grunts before we saw the mating couple. At 18 heart beats a minute it will take him 6 hours to complete his love-making but then I admire the guy. He and his lovely tortoise girlfriend are each more than 100 years old and each weigh twice as much as me. Quite a feat and we cheer him on.
On this island we heard his happy grunts before we saw the mating couple. At 18 heart beats a minute it will take him 6 hours to complete his love-making but then I admire the guy. He and his lovely tortoise girlfriend are each more than 100 years old and each weigh twice as much as me. Quite a feat and we cheer him on.
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