Friday, April 22
​We are travelling with Linblad Expeditions and National Geographic. "Over 50 years ago, Lars-Eric Lindblad chartered a ship and brought the first non-scientific travelers to Antarctica. A year later, in 1967, he did it again in Galápagos. Regarded as the father of ecotourism, he believed that educated people who saw things with their own eyes would be a potent force for the preservation of the places they visited. " We picked this company because of their love and respect for nature, history, learning, and conversation.

Each trip gets its own private dashboard where the traveler loads up required documents, tracks payments, and gets links and resources related to the trip - a reading list, guide to the destinations, info on the boat and crew, etc. Very handy!

Friday, April 22
Our trip began like four years ago when we decided to tick a major item of our bucket list - go to the Galapagos Islands AND visit the fable site of Manchu Picchu in Peru. A friend told us about Paul Klein Travel and we got hooked up with their President, Owner Tim Krenzien. Little did we realize that we would going back and forth for YEARS before we actually went on the trip. So, we were originally scheduled to travel in April of 2020 - but then COVID hit the planet and in early March we were just getting a sense of how bad it would be - but there was a lot of uncertainty. With a very short window to decide, we made choice to postpone the trip. Over the past two years, Tim and his crew went overboard (well, they stayed ON board) to help us navigate the many uncertainties and unprecedented situations that gripped the planet and the travel and lodging industries. We tip our hats to Tim and the team at Paul Klein Travel!

Thanks, Tim! Thanks also to Nicole Williams!