Teresa, Katie and I headed down to the equator for a trip to the Galapagos last summer and had a great time. I had actually been once before in the seventies when tourism first opened up and was on the first boat ever to give tours. The government of Ecuador has done a great job leaving everything natural and the birds and animals still aren’t bothered in the least bit by human visitors.
Katie checking out a Galapagos Tortoise in the wild
We got a chance to see the tortoises, fur seals, all sorts of birds, land and marine iguanas, and lots of flora and fauna. Katie did her first ocean snorkeling and did a great job, even when an eight foot shark swam under us! She loved swimming with the fur seals. I bought a T-shirt down there with a statement by Charles Darwin that totally ties in with how I see life and the Fantasy of Flight concept –
“It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change!”
If there is one thing I’ve learned in life . . . the only thing consistent in it is change!
Kermit "getting into" the Galapagos experience!
In the long run, the Fantasy of Flight concept is all about taking a step beyond what you perceive yourself to be. I’m not sure I’ve evolved much but we’ve all got to start somewhere! In my case, I suppose it’s from the ground up!
Kermit
I just got the numbers in from my Gee Bee Book sales at the Reno Air Races and I’m really excited. Last year I sold out of 550 books and this year I sold another 500+ books! 
