I’m in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. I successfully took a speedboat tour over to Komodo Island, to see the famous Komodo Dragons. I got there early, ahead of the main tourist rush, and met up with a Park Ranger guide. Fairly near the harbor we encountered our first dragon. This one was clearly well habituated to […]
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Indonesia: Dragons
October 12, 2022
Indonesia: Hobbits
October 11, 2022
Since I was in Flores, I took a trip out to the Liang Bua “Hobbit” Cave, where they found the first of the Homo floresiensis (aka “Hobbit”) skeletons. The cave itself is tall (maybe 40 feet?) but quite shallow. More of a deep alcove than what I think of as a true cave, with grotesque […]
Vinland: Vikings in Newfoundland
August 15, 2022
I’m in Newfoundland, Canada, out at the L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site. This is the only confirmed Viking site in North America. Since I’ve recently followed the Vikings from Norway to Iceland to Greenland, I found the pull of Vinland just too strong to resist! Parks Canada vigorously assures visitors that Leif Erikson himself landed […]
Greenland: Down on Eric’s Farm
June 24, 2022
I’m now in South Greenland, visiting Norse Ruins. I made it out to Eric the Red’s Farm! For me, part of the allure of the Greenland Norse Ruins is the idea of the “lost colony”. Eric the Red arrived in 985 and the Norse prospered in Greenland for four centuries, establishing over 200 hundred farms, […]
Greenland: The Ice Cap
June 20, 2022
I successfully made it up on to the Greenland Ice Cap on Sunday, near Kangerlussuaq. This was the Point 660 Tour with Albatros Arctic Circle. It was only the edge, but it was still great fun to visit the real Greenland Ice Cap! The surface stays jaggy and uneven for about 60 kms and […]
Suriname: Frogs & Toads
March 20, 2022
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) I survived my expedition into the Surinamese Rain Forest, at the Kabalebo Nature Resort. The best wildlife was definitely the frogs and toads. I saw several species of tiny poisonous frogs. How poisonous? “Why, the very touch is death, sir!” Well maybe not quite. My guide was willing to […]
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