BALTRA AIRPORT

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=110 BGCOLOR="#3300FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="096006e0egaygz.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>GLENN HARDING'S WEBSITE</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GLENN HARDINGS WEBSITE"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>BALTRA  AIRPORT</B>   |   <A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="M. S. ISLANDER"><U>M. S. ISLANDER</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ZODIAC TRIPS"><U>ZODIAC TRIPS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id150.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ISLAND PICTURES"><U>ISLAND PICTURES</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id158.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PINNACLE ROCK AND THE STAIRS"><U>PINNACLE  ROCK AND THE STAIRS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GALAPAGOS WILDLIFE"><U>GALAPAGOS WILDLIFE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="POST OFFICE BAY"><U>POST OFFICE BAY</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id159.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quito, Ecuador"><U>Quito, Ecuador</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id157.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MY SOUVENIRS"><U>MY SOUVENIRS</U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>CLICK ON THE LINKS ABOVE  TO GO TO OTHER PAGES</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> BALTRA  AIRPORT</div> <div> <B>MY ARRIVAL TO ECUADOR</B></div> <div> <B> AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS</B></div> <bR> <div> The islands were named for the similarity of one of the species of large turtles, like Old George, which reminded the sailors of a Spanish saddle called Galapago.  It had a leather skirt in the pattern of the scalloped edge of the turtle shell and a high seat like the back of the turtle.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="505" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 187 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="8aaeab00.jpg" border=0 width="234" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="8adea8b0.jpg" border=0 width="234" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="243"><div> M. S. ISLANDER IN</div> <div> BALTRA HARBOR</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="243"><div> LANDING AT </div> <div> THE BALTRA AIRPORT</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 187 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="88de7ad0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="8afeab00.jpg" border=0 width="234" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="243"><div> AIRPORT TERMINAL</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> MARSHALL AT THE AIRPORT</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 185 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="891e7ae0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="893e7ad0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="243"><div> BUSSES TAKE US TO THE HARBOR</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="243"><div> ON PIER WAITING FOR ZODIAK RIDE TO THE M. S. ISLANDER</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="M. S. ISLANDER"><U><B>M.S. ISLANDER</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>