volunteering in ecuador

Weekend Fun at Zoologico

A tranquil spot in the garden

The lovely cactus garden

...alongside lush, green growth

I nearly put my head right into her web while smelling jasmine

The queen perched on her playground throne

Spying on me as I turn the corner

A good mother

Who needs to go to the Galapagos?

Peacocks are part of the menagerie

Lizard scurrying to hide in his home

My evening ritual - playing with the sloth family

Wait a minute...we were off to use the potty

Rather a brackish swimming hole in need of cleaning

Cleaning up the beach to go swimming

Right above the swimming "beach"

We chased the horses out of the water to go swimming

Add horse droppings to the things you see here in the water

Look what was under the water hyacinth

Alfredo, the owner - pushing the debris out to sea

Bahia de Caraquez in the background

Friendly faces

Move over Miss America...you've got competition!

Active, happy and full of life

Having fun on a hot day

Covered up in hot sand

Hey teacher, that was fun!

Another cool find on the beach

Sweet, beautiful faces

Log used for cleaning and jumping from

Hey you guys, you're getting out too far!

Lush vegetation surrounds the outdoor shower

The three mouseketeers!

No, don't take our picture!

Hamming it up

Bathing beauties

I've got to try my hand at milking that cow!

She's a spunky one!

Beautiful friends

Free vegetarian lunch for all 31 children who visited

Learning to eat "fancy"

After our meal we wash our own dishes

Learning good, wholesome values