My Year of Darwin 5/25/2014: Giddee-up tortoise

 

"I frequently got on their backs, and then giving a few raps on the hinder parts of their shells, they would rise up and walk away;- but I found it very difficult to keep my balance."

I do love thinking about the old Darwin, in his dotage, riding a tortoise but that's that the way it happened. It was a mid-20 year old Darwin that climbed mountains, survived sub-freezing nights under the stars, and cutthroats on the road.

Here are some great pics I found of Darwin and others riding tortoises. They're all, of course, t-shirts you can buy