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Sunday Snorkeling between the towers, beach hike, highlands excursion Morning snorkeling in clean and clear crystal waters between the rocks charles darwin saw called tiki rocks. An eroded channel idea for viewing swimming turtles, many, and similarly for sea lions … Continue reading →

Friday April 24 trip ends after early morning walk Explore Seymour island, frigates', both types, land iguanas, doves, etc. Bonnie's courting, frigate chicks.     In Album 4/24/15 Check this out on Google+

Thursday April 23 last full day of the adventure. Wake up 5:30 quick breakfast, wet landing, mocking birds, flycatchers, fur seals, lots of different show birds; The highlight was a flycatcher. Kept trying to nest in camera lenses, landing on … Continue reading →

Wednesday Wake up call at 05:30 for punta fernosa, dry landing, piles of marine iguanas to observe early morning behavior. Cactus forest, penguins, cormorants, explore areas with lots to see. Fantastic island. Molting crab, male and female hawks, iguana carcass, … Continue reading →

Tuesday April 21 6:30 wake up call, iguanas do not get up early. Wet landing in urbino bay, was under water as late as 1950. Galapagos cuckoo. Large land iguanas, giant tortoises. Sea turtle egg shell on the beach, rather … Continue reading →

Monday 6:20/wake up, dry landing, lava fields, walk on jagged lava, zodiac ride to penguins, flightless cormorant (pictured), eagle rays. Lava cactus, grows on the lava, flamingos in the lagoons, moorhens. In sight were cerro azul cerro negro and four … Continue reading →

Sunday Highlands farm areas. Artificial lagoon with flamingos and other watering birds. Beach ride to town. Then westward to punto Morena to see marine mammals. From the zodiac we saw four flying flamingos, impressive and some penguins on the way … Continue reading →

Saturday Loaded the second group late Friday and on our way to the a southern and more Western islands , Friday evening. Olivine beach, green on the lava eroded surface. Boobies looking ridiculous as they courted and waddled, and fished. … Continue reading →

Friday, end of first trip after morning zodiac ride in red mangrove forest. Teaming with wildlife. No surprise. Boat cleaned while the next group arrived. We are the only ones staying for the northern voyage section. Fausto arranged bike rentals. … Continue reading →

Thursday In caldera, dock in lagoon in the center of the caldera,red footed boobies, frigates with tomato pouched, shrub sized cacti with hair. Snorkeling in the caldera with hammer head sharks. Prince Phillips steps later, with red billed tropic birds. … Continue reading →