A Galapagos Journey, Day 14 – Floreana Island

Floreana Island was a great surprise during my two-week cruise with Naturalist Guide Harry Jimenez, owner of the Galapagos Eco-Lodge blog and freelance guide on the Cormorant Catamaran. We thought Floreana was all about visiting Post Office Bay, and that was wonderful. However, we also heard many fantastic stories and had a Pitch Dark experience visiting a underground cave that took us up to our waists in water. Loved it!

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Only one more day left! See you next Tuesday…Christmas Eve.

A Galapagos Journey, Day 13 – Waved Albatross Heaven, Espanola Island

Thirteen is my favorite number, for no other reason than it’s my birthday. And, on day 13 of our two-week journey aboard the Cormorant Catamaran with Naturalist Guide Harry Jimenez, I got an early (or late, depending how you look at it) birthday present at Espanola Island. Every April, the Waved Albatross return to Espanola to mate. It’s an incredible experience to see them with their mates, and my husband even saw an egg!

This was my favorite island during Week 2.

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Next week, we visit a (nearly) underwater cave on Floreana Island.

A Galapagos Journey, Day 12 – Swimming with Sharks at Kicker Rock

Okay, so they were Hammerhead sharks. Not likely to eat us. But, wow, talk about an amazing experience. If you’re visiting the Galapagos, you do not want to miss Kicker Rock!

Read all about my experiences with Naturalist Guide Harry Jimenez over at the Galapagos Eco-Lodge blog.

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Only three more guest posts left!

 

Trade Paperbacks for the Holidays!

Knowing me, it’ll take awhile before I add the info to the BORROWING ALEX book page, so I’ll update here that the trade paperback edition is now available not only on Amazon, but also Canadian AmazonAmazon UK, and Barnes and Noble. Just follow the links!

The book is “in stock” on both the main Amazon site, UK Amazon and Barnes and Noble, however, if you want to order from Canadian Amazon, the estimated shipping time is 4-6 weeks. I usually find the shipping times shorter than Canadian Amazon says, but it looks like if you wanted to order paperback copies of BORROWING ALEX for Christmas prezzies, well, I wouldn’t count on getting them before December 25th. Mid-January prezzies are more like it. New Year prezzies!

However, WHERE SHE BELONGS and HEAD OVER HEELS are both “in stock” at Canadian Amazon with the customary free shipping for orders over $25. And they are available on the Amazon, UK Amazon, and Barnes and Noble stores mentioned above. WHERE SHE BELONGS is available in both hardcover (Five Star/Cengage) or Trade Paperback (Blue Orchard Books).

BORROWING ALEX, as well as HEAD OVER HEELS and WHERE SHE BELONGS should also be available for Special Order from your local bookstore. Special Order means that the store can order them through the distributors Ingrams or Baker & Taylor, but whether the store WANTS to order them is another matter and out of my hands. There’s no harm in asking, though. These decisions vary from store to store, depending on whether they feel they can cover their overhead for ordering the book.

All three books are published by Blue Orchard Books. Here are the ISBNS (number identifying the book for bookstore staff to look up in their distribution networks for Special Orders):

BORROWING ALEX: 9780988088436

WHERE SHE BELONGS: 9780988088467

HEAD OVER HEELS: 9780988088429

Go forth and elf yourself. And don’t forget to spell Procter-King with an E!

A Galapagos Journey, Day 11 – Guest Blogging at Galapagos Eco-Lodge Blog

Day 11 of our 2012 two-week cruise aboard the Cormorant Catamaran gave us our first glimpse of beautiful Kicker Rock, a swim at Pitt Point, and also a wonderful surprise about Witch Hill that is not to be missed! The mysteries of Witch Hill are awe-inspiring.

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