Meet the Beagle !

Here’s the boat that was our “home away from home” for 8 days.  It’s the Beagle, named after the boat that Charles Darwin was aboard on his historic visit to the Galapagos in the 1830’s.  Based on that trip, he developed his theory of evolution which was published in his book “On the Origin of Species”. Many of the animals that we were to see would have been the same type of animals that he saw, observed and used to develop his theory.  Of course, we weren’t here for such lofty scientific purposes – we were here to have fun!

Beagle Deck

Here’s where we spent most of the time when we were on board the boat.  We ate all our meals at the big table, with the other 14 passengers!  The doorway on the right led down to the captain’s station, small “library”, and then down to our very small staterooms.

Captain’s Wheel

Here’s the captain’s wheel, purely decorative today.  There was plenty of seating around, and we often sat and visited with the other passengers, chatting about things we’d seen and done, and what was in store for the next day!

View from the Bow

And, here’s the view as we motored along to our first island to explore!  Isn’t this great?  Our boat had sails, but we mainly just used the motors to get from one island to the next.

Beagle from Shore

Altho not the best image of our boat, this is the first view of it from our first landing.  Fun times to come!

Enjoy!