{"id":381,"date":"2017-10-19T21:51:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T20:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/?p=381"},"modified":"2017-11-16T09:40:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T09:40:41","slug":"the-floreana-postbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/the-floreana-postbox\/","title":{"rendered":"The Floreana Postbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 15th of September, the Marine biologists and I landed on the Island of Floreana, after doing a coral survey at the Devil&#8217;s Crown.<\/p>\n<p>We saw all sorts of amazing animals: iguanas, finches, herons, seals.\u00a0 Wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-173\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e4d-300x216.jpeg\" alt=\"fullsizeoutput_1e4d\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" 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alt=\"The big red male chooses the best spot for a head nodding and nostril clearing contest!\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e4e-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e4e-768x476.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e4e-1024x635.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The big red male chooses the best spot for a head nodding and nostril clearing contest!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium 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lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-167\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e52-300x207.jpeg\" alt=\" A (black) male finch eyes up any crumbs, that might be worth taking, from a tree.\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e52-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e52-768x530.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e52-1024x706.jpeg 1024w, 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src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e5b-300x213.jpeg\" alt=\"fullsizeoutput_1e5b\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e5b-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e5b-768x546.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e5b-1024x728.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/fullsizeoutput_1e5b.jpeg 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-164\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_7995-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7995\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_7995-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_7995-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_7995-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many things have changed since Darwin arrived in the Galapagos in 1835.\u00a0 One thing is still there: the Post Office Bay Post Barrel is a tourist&#8217;s dream.\u00a0 You put your letters in it, and with luck a traveller going the same way as the letters will take them back for you and see them safely delivered.\u00a0 It worked for Darwin, and it could work for me.<\/p>\n<p>My niece has recently gone into &#8216;Darwin Class&#8217;, at her primary school, and what better way to test the system: Send cards to my 2 nieces and one to Darwin Class!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-169\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8043-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ready to post\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8043-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8043-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8043-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to post at the Post Office Bay Post Barrel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8047-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"It's in the bag.....\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8047-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8047-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8047-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s in the bag&#8230;..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-171\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8048-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"It's in the Post Office Barrel\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8048-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/09\/IMG_8048-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s in the Post Office Barrel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And that was the last I thought about them, well funnily enough they &#8216;popped into my mind&#8217; this morning &#8220;they&#8217;ll probably arrive in about 10 years&#8230;.&#8221;\u00a0 There were cards that were in the barrel, waiting to get to various parts of the world, since 2013&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Well.\u00a0 That all changed this evening when I saw a post on Facebook!\u00a0 The cards arrived in the UK, with my niece&#8217;s today!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-383\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Post-box-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Only 1 month and 2 days to travel over 10,000km!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Post-box-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Post-box-2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only 1 month and 2 days to travel over 10,000km!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-390\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-390\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-21.50.06-300x128.png\" alt=\"Thanks Google, for the map!\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-21.50.06-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-21.50.06.png 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks Google, for the map!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-384\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-384\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Post-box-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"What a journey!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Post-box-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Post-box-3.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What a journey!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-387\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/evolution21stcentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2017\/10\/Post-box-7-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Post box 7\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" 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