orth Shore News alapagos tours explore islands that are lost in time ‘ISLANDS LOST in time,” the Galapagos have fascinated visitors since the time of Charles Darwin Uwith their extraordinary dense and varied wildlife, including albatross, flamingos, boobies, copper-red patches, swallow- tailed gulls, lava fizards, finches, oystercatchers, iguanas, seals and playful sea lions. Two tours from Myths and Mountains shed light on the peculiar way this rare wildlife in- tertwines with the island's unusual culture and dramatic landscape. The 1IS5-day ‘‘History and Hearsay: A Galapagos First’ tour introduces the folklore, legend and culture of the several thousand humans who are often as isolated as their animal counterparts. The 16-day ‘‘Ecuador: A Galapagos Odysscy’’ takes active travelers well off the beaten track with three days of trekking up two volcanoes. History and hearsay A Galapagos first Sailing around the Galapagos with naturalists and native islanders, travelers learn about the island’s unusual history and legends, including tales of a penal colony, a coffee baron and even a murder mystery. The tour begins with a five-day land portion in Ecuador during which travelers. have an ex- hilarating ride on the roof or in the car of an old steam train from the Andes to the coast. A 10-passenger motor sailor then takes the group to such islands as: Bartolome, known for its haunting volcanic landscpape; Santiago, where travelers can swim with fur seals in quiet pools cut into lava cliffs; Rabida, home to nine species of Darwin’s finch; Isabela, a former penal colony; Floreana, where intrigue marks a bizarre history; Espanola, site of some of the world's most varied wildlife; San Cristobal, setthed in part by a tyrant coffee barun; and Santa Cruz, site of the world- famous Charles Darwin Research Station. The exact itinerary may vary with each trip. The tour price is US%3,290 per person, including complete guide service, all meals, lodging, food and all transportation § within Ecuador. Airfare is not included. The sailing portion of the trip can be enjoyed separately for US32,750 per person. Departure dates are Jan. 28 and July 8. Ecuador A Galapagos odyssey The tour offers three days of trekking through a spectacular volcanic landscape on the largest island in the archipelago. The tour begins with an unusual land trip that visits Ecuador’s >» wednesday *Sears / *Woolco *Eatons / *Lumberland *Y, Franks & Combined Appliance Centre friday *Real Estate Weekly Watch for our Real Estate Home Section sunday *London Drugs / *Super Valu *Buy Low Foods / *IGA Plus *Real Canadian Superstore Safeway / Save-On-Foods Shoppers Drug Mart | If you miss any of these flyers call North Shore News Oistribution 986-1337 “delivesud t0 Selected aroas onty PaRTcIPAcnan highest active volcano, an in- digenous market and a shaman healer, Sailing for 0 days to at least seven islands, travelers have the opportunity to marvel at wildlife, learn about the people and their “history, and peer at the Alcedo Volcano from the crater at the top. On Isabella, the archipelago's largest island, travelers spend three days trekking up two volcanos: Sierra Negra, reached after a two-hour ascent by horse, and Volcan Chico, an active voleany on which travelers trek through a dramatic landscape to sulphur mines. The tour price is US$3,400 per person based on a group of 10 to 12 travelers or US$3,990 for a group of eight or nine travelers, The price includes complete guide service, all meals, lodging and land transportation within Ecuador.: Airfare is not included. The tour departs on June 29 and Dee. 21. Myths and Mountains, [ne, is an educational adventure travel company that custom designs small, individualized ips that provide a deep, personal under- standing of places visited. A Fes Ea. bene 8 ' classroom without walls, cach trip begins with a learning goal — ex- ploring a region's religion, en- vironment, politics, arts or philos- ophy — which is reflected in its itinerary, For more information on the tours, or a free brochure, contact Myths and Mountains, Ine,, 251 Cheswold Lane, Haverford, PA, 19041; Phone (215) 896-7780 or fax: (215) 896-9897, é just couldnt get a better where" ) ace hee cruise al a better price any- ervisesiil HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISE LINE PANAMA CANAL CRUISE - 21 DAYS Aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam 16th April Tampa ~ Vancouver VERY LIMITED SPACE Ta be booked before 15th Jan. SOSCTH PHRF SHEER HSOFG HSH OKSHETH SHS ReTHTHHTE SHED HEE centers phy wn rine’ Vrvttive Gak as 1823 Capilano Road * 985-7447 5 A 4,8 eg: oy _ _PERNIGHT, ANY NIGHT, UNTIL MAY 31,1994, RATES SUBUECT 10 AVAILABILITY GROUP RATES AVAILABLE, ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED,