Tuesday
Viewing of subsided craters, daisy trees evolved from daisies, ranch, giant tortoises, short city visit
First minor injury, an arm, sent off with the person to be xrayed. She is now wearing a cast.
Visit to the South Eastern part of Santa Cruz and it's highland habitat.
Tortoise all the way down. About 5000 of them wild on the island.
Local coffee at the ranch- they did not have the brand we have been waiting to try: lava java.
This is good local town Puerto ayora. Coffee and a quick internet stop. Not silicon valley.
Daisy, as evolved, pictured. Would never have guessed, a classic and one of the best examples of adaptive radiation. Bushes on other islands, many variations.
Lecture, second evolution one. This on the finches and natural selection criteria. Previous on hawks and mocking birds cooperative behavior and how helpers matter, never altruistic.
Interesting dinner discussion on beekeeping.
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