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