Ive just committed about $2000 to a eight day trip to the Galapagos Islands!
I dont have this money, Its coming directly from credit...
And Ive been living directly off that credit supply for about a year now... Im building quite the little "mountain" of personal debt!
I currently have a large mortgage, am randomly spending thousands of dollars, have no income and am months away from even starting to look for a job (which by the way may well not be easy to get given my age/profession etc!)
But why stop when your just getting good at something :)
Actually, there is at least a bit of logic in it... Albeit selfish, consumer-minded, instant-gratification based logic! ... Yes, Im fully aware of what Im doing :))) .
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The price is not bad relative to the going rates (last minute vacancy at a reduced rate).
The tour has a very good itinerary.
The boat is a good boat,The season is right,
The prices in the future will only ever get higher,
The condition of the islands is only ever likely to degrade (climate change and tourist pressure, and ocean health due to pollution etc),
Im not corrupting cultures or degrading the environment... its well and truly already commercialised.
And Im here in Ecuador now... If I wanted to go some other time, Id have to fork over lots more money for a flight to get to here and back as well as the trip to the islands etc.
And other than that, I would of course like to go and see the place... Having always been a big admirer of the natural environment and biodiversity etc :)
So, as of tomorrow night I will be "off air" for a bit over a week while I check out the Blue Footed Boobies, and Giant Tortoises, and Iguanas... and the "beaks of the finches" etc.
Ahhh, feel that financial burn! :))
