Day 5: Bartholome Island. Amazing views, more cool animals, more snorkeling.
Heading in on the boat. Long rides to these places, but very worth it.
This awesome guy was hanging out on the stairs by the boat dock. He lifted his head as we went by, but didn't bother to move so we had to slip by.
We followed the wooden walkway all the way to the top of the island for some killer views.
Quintessential Galapagos postcard shot
Galapagos Hawk. Sat just a few feet from us for a quick photo shoot. Beautiful.
Followed up our hike with some more snorkeling where we saw some more sea turtles and then a great lunch on the boat. Another perfect day. Sherry skipped out on this one and had fun back in port.
Also, this was Christmas Eve, so when we got back to town we all went out for a delicious waterside dinner. We even got to see animals frolicking about in the water from out table.
And these little lizards came up to try my dessert.
Day 6: Tortuga Bay. A long hike to a beautiful beach with incredible swimming.
The path out to the famous Tortuga Bay.
Beautiful, huge, deserted. Wish I had done a panoramic of this one.
A little further down we found the swimming beach. It was enclosed so the water was calm and gentle and amazing. Spencer and I rented some kayaks and headed out to see the white tipped sharks. We found dozens of sharks in the little coves around the bay. Some as big as the kayak.
We were careful NOT to tip over.
We took a much appreciated water taxi back to town. Not sure if Sherry was enjoying it. The waters were pretty rough (i.e.: fun!), but she held on so tight she ended up battered and bruised at the end.
Day 7: Floreana Island. The least inhabited of the inhabited islands (4 in total). Only about 100 people live here. Its super remote, but also the most diverse of the islands. It had some highlands where there was a huge tortoise farm. Very cool creatures.
I loved this guys sunbathing so regally in front of the naval station.
Just a couple of sea lions hanging out in the shade.
These huge pelicans are everywhere!
Followed this island visit with some more snorkeling. Too bad we weren't able to get any underwater shots, but we didn't have the right equipment. It was as amazing as the first 3 times including more sea turtles and some sea lions.
Day 8: Quick stop at the lava craters before heading home :(
These photos don't do the size and depth justice.
A truly once in a lifetime vacation!!!
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