It's finally time, the last of the Galapagos posts. Then we just have one in the Peruvian jungle and it's on to the road trip! It's almost impressive that I'm spending so much time on my trips from last summer that I won't be finished by the time this summer rolls around. Side eye lava …
Punta Suarez was overwhelming. We were there to see waved albatross but there was so much more.... Apparently after snacking on the eggs some lizards move into the nests. The first waved albatross we saw was sitting on a nest, but the next pair was doing their mating dance. They mate for life and have …
I thought the beach before this was full of sea lions, but Espanola was next level. Not only full of sea lions but the sand was perfectly white, it was like having a sea lion photography studio! The best part was we had all afternoon to hang out at the beach, but everyone except me …
Back to the Galapagos! I'll try to move faster through these so we can get back to more of the hiking and camping, I just have all these crazy photos I want to share and it's hard to cut them down, so we'll focus more on just the photos. At Punta Pitt we went for …
Sullivan Bay on Santiago had one major attraction...Galapagos Penguins. We took a zodiac around the bay and observed the odd rock formations, formed, as with most odd formations in the Galapagos, by the eruption, cooling and breakdown of volcanos and volcanic rocks. We were hoping to maybe see one penguin, but as with all expectations …
North Seymour Island was the next stop on the Galapagos cruise, and we did another nature walk. I believe this one was supposed to be strenuous due to the rocks? After Genovesa, North Seymour's soil (and therefore volcanic makeup) was strikingly different and highlighted how the animals on each individual island could evolve so easily …
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