Feeding your kids to the sharks
In The Footsteps of Darwin (Galapagos)
"My daughter lives in San Francisco where she loves to surf. Her dream was to surf in the Galapagos. When we had a few days at Finch Bay Hotel in Puerto Ayora after our Galapagos cruise, we decided to rent surf boards and hike the two miles to Tortuga Bay. The beach was magnificent and totally empty except for sea lions and of course, birds. The first thing my daughter noticed was the huge shark off shore.
Here was a true dilemma for a parent. Do I encourage the kids to surf or do we turn around and hike back the two miles without accomplishing my daughter's cherished dream? Trusting the naturalists whom we had learned so much from on our Galapagos expedition, we decided that the animals of the Galapagos were not as aggressive as they looked. So off went my son, age 28, and my daughter, 31, to go surf with the sharks.
Thank god we are all in one piece and in the end, it was a magical day. So much for feeding your kids to the sharks!"
by Flo Meyers
"My daughter lives in San Francisco where she loves to surf. Her dream was to surf in the Galapagos. When we had a few days at Finch Bay Hotel in Puerto Ayora after our Galapagos cruise, we decided to rent surf boards and hike the two miles to Tortuga Bay. The beach was magnificent and totally empty except for sea lions and of course, birds. The first thing my daughter noticed was the huge shark off shore.
Here was a true dilemma for a parent. Do I encourage the kids to surf or do we turn around and hike back the two miles without accomplishing my daughter's cherished dream? Trusting the naturalists whom we had learned so much from on our Galapagos expedition, we decided that the animals of the Galapagos were not as aggressive as they looked. So off went my son, age 28, and my daughter, 31, to go surf with the sharks.
Thank god we are all in one piece and in the end, it was a magical day. So much for feeding your kids to the sharks!"
by Flo Meyers
