Jill: It’s so nice that we can all be here together. Jack: Yes. All of us. You, me, Gin, Tonic, George, Cara, Mia, Renee, about a hundred iguanas…. Today’s theme is Together Be sure to visit the home page.
Under the surface everything looks smaller. They seem close, but all we see are fins, the mist of their breath, and if we are lucky, a tail waving as if to say bye-bye until one breaches splashing water all over the waves and reveling that even a humpback looks small from this distance.
We left Espanola and went to Santa Maria, also called Floreana. There we went for a hike. 1. Brackish water, known for having flamingos. Except today. No flamingos today.
“Shall we call it good for today?” I tried not to appear impatient, but my time is always very, very short. It’s hard enough making myself write. I don’t need to waste time talking to a kid who isn’t interested, though I have accepted Ben’s determination. If he were going to change his mind about being a writer, he’d have done it by now. Poor kid.
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