When the kids were younger, I always thought they seemed happiest when we were staying in a small apartment or hotel room where they could always see, or at least hear, us nearby. They could call out for Mom or Dad, and there we were, right on cue. As they became teenagers, things changed, as…

While we felt certain that all of the insects and animals of the jungle were trying to kill us, we get a completely different vibe in the Galápagos. The markedly larger animals – on the land, in the sea, and in the air – in the Galápagos barely acknowledge our existence. The huge lumbering giant…