An old military airstrip on Baltra island
Just some of our amazing crew!! ❤️
A land iguana on Baltra island
Sue & Dawn scoping out the volcanic rock at sunset
Cindi capturing the unbelievably vivid water below
😋😋😋 I’m pretty sure this lobster tail was as big as my forearm
On our way to Isabela
Land iguanas went extinct on Baltra in 1954 but were reintroduced there from Seymour Norte island
Stu gets the full wetsuit fitting experience 😆❤️
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Galápagos penguin
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A view of white-tipped reef sharks resting in a channel from above
A giant ray resting with the sharks
Sallie!
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Judy met her match! 😍😍😂
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Doriana is prepared!
Galápagos penguin
Galapagos penguins
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A big ray greeted us at the dock!
Trish & the sharks 😂
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Frigatebird
Eagle ray
Parrot fish
Beer tasting at Zaroa
Cindi ❤️
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Juvenile penguin and some Sally Lightfoot crabs
Seahorse!
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Parrotfish
Jim is all suited up & even got a headpiece to keep warm!
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A rare fur sea lion
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Fran enjoying the ride 🌊
Peeking into a cave that doubles as a shark hangout
A white-tipped reef shark from above
A juvenile blue footed booby
Galápagos penguin
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A juvenile blue footed booby
An endangered fur sea lion
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Gustavo and his assistant
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Union Rock
🌈
The fins of a manta ray popping up above the water
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Gustavo Rumania through the game plan for kayaking in the Tintoreras
Doriana at the rim of Sierra Negra
Sue and Dawn in front of Sierra Negra, the second largest caldera in the world!
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We celebrated Kate’s birthday at our friend Pablo’s beachfront bar, with a delicious cake still warm from the oven!
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The sun made a dramatic exit this evening
A very special birthday greeting
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Sea lion & marine iguana
Ouch! He wasn’t trying to eat the marine iguana—he was just being annoying!! 😆
A forceful flipper move created a giant air pocket
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Marine iguana in foreground
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A Pacific burrfish
A school of spotted eagle rays
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Goodbye, Isabela! See you in January 2023!
😋
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Isabela’s coastline
The airport is simple (!!) but we are grateful for it & how it allows us to avoid the ferries.
Our amazing guide & friend Gustavo, recording our take-off
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Marine iguana and Kicker Rock
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Action shot!
A male frigate bird with his gular sac inflated
Baby frigate bird
Doriana checking out a teenage frigate
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😍
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A juvenile booby and a marine iguana with Kicker Rock in the background
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EXTREME CLOSE-UP! 😂
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Sea lions followed our zodiac back the the boat!
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Gustavo does a deep free dive
Tommy & the sea lions
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Kate & Tyler, ready to go 🤙
Judy ❤️
Sallie & the sea lion
The shape of Kicker Rock changes dramatically depending on which angle you’re viewing it from.
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Snorkel buds
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Trish & Jon 💕
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Judy on the approach to Kicker Rock
Linda! ❤️
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Gustavo ❤️
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Gustavo is part sea lion, I think!
Tyler 🤿
Gustavo
Sally Lightfoot crab
🐬🐬🐬
A playful sea lion and his toy
Nazca booby and an egg
Ok, ok—this sunset was from 2 nights ago, but WOW! 😍
A Galapagos mockingbird strikes a serious pose
The marine iguanas on Española are particularly vivid!
A juvenile albatross
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Doriana and a mummified bullhead shark
An albatross egg late in the season
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Some playful sea lions find our anchor rope!
This s a lion loved his “toy”
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A blue-footed booby in all its glory
A juvenile albatross in the throes of “puberty” 😆
A Nazca booby flying over Española
Nazca booby and an egg
We were beyond thrilled to be accompanied by so many dolphins!
There were dolphins all around us, but I was mesmerized by the ones pacing us under the front of the boat
Galapagos hawk
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Lava lizard
A marine iguana swimming in a tide pool
Blue-footed booby & juvenile
Nazca booby and egg
Flying waved albatross
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Nazca boobies
Oyster catcher
Two Nazca booby eggs
An Española mockingbird
Judy provides shade for two mockingbirds
Sally Lightfoot crab
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Kate on the approach to San Cristobal
❤️
BJ & the Beachmaster
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Trish and a friend
Jon getting a better look
Happy birthday, Dawn!!
The full moon over Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
