Tonight’s dinner was lobster-rific! 🦞
Sunset on Isabela Island
A land iguana on Baltra island
Flying over Santa Cruz Island in our charter plane
A Galapagos penguin greeted us upon arrival in Isabela!
Flying out of Quito, Ecuador was a beautiful sight
A new friend gets curious at Baltra airport
The shoreline of Santa Cruz
Dotty & Ruth and our mighty, tiny plane!
Marine iguana feet are my favorite!
A Galapagos land iguana on Baltra island
And of course I’ve made a puppy friend already!
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Galapagos penguins, the northern-most penguins in the world (and the 2nd smallest)
Sally Lightfoot crab
Blue seastar
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Cortez starfish
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Choco-chip starfish
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A blue-footed booby holding court with 4 penguins
A marine iguana rests on above a small channel filled with white-tipped reef sharks
The sharks were resting in a small, cozy channel
A content marine iguana
The water was beautiful today!
Resting sea lion pup & mama
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A marine iguana who lost her tail. Sadly, they do not grow back and can make swimming very difficult for them.
Learning about the wonders of the Tintoreras with our guide today
A lava lizard
A lovely 71 degrees today!
Iguana palms 😆❤️ So cute!
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A Nazca, or “masked,” booby
Union Rock
A juvenile blue-footed booby—she hasn’t gotten her colorful feet yet!
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What was supposed to be a small, light dish of ceviche turned into a whole event 😂
A new beach friend!
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Our guide Gustavo enthusiastically (!!) points out a Galápagos penguin cruising by underwater
THIS is how you find the sharks! 😆
❤️ Jam!
Gustavo giving us some kayak pointers before our trip
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A white-tipped reef shark “cuddle puddle” 😂
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🐧🐧🐧
Tying up our kayaks before snorkeling
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Marine iguanas resting at sunset, huddling together for warmth and because, well, they’re best friends.
Next stop for Jan & Mark: Playa del Amor (literally!)
Lois & her tortoise buddy!
Today we visited a new local Isabela brewery and got samples and a short tour #DrinkLocal
Our magnificent guide Gustavo set up our brewery tour and had us all laughing, to boot!
Sally & a marine iguana friend
[South] America’s Next Top Model
Inside a small lava tunnel on the coast of Isabela
A giant tortoise we saw on our bike ride today 🐢
Isabela has a small cemetery just meters from the beach, just outside town.
Some of the wetlands just west of town
Isla Tortuga in the distance
Isabela dogs don’t chew bones, they chew fish heads!
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Gustavo explaining the dangers of the Manzanillo, or Manchineel, tree, which has a very toxic sap. Tortoises love its fruit, though!
A few folks hiked along the crater of the Sierra Negra volcano yesterday!
A few stilts and a pin-tail duck pal
Ground finch
Living the absolute dream
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Our beans and rice were as happy to see us as we were to see them
Christmas decorations are starting to go up around town 🎄
Woohoo! Making it to the top of the lookout at the Wall of Tears is no small feat! And don’t forget the man behind the camera, too—Mark! (Thanks for the photo!)
A passionfruit mojito during our last Isabela sunset
Jam in one of my favorite spots in all of the Galapagos!
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A view of the Tintoreras from our plane
You shall not pass! (Except I actually did)
😴😴😴
A temporary beach bar 😲
A swimming marine iguana
A view of Puerto Villamil after take off
Throwback to our Tunnels tour
Sally, The Penguin, and Me 😍🐧🥰
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Sally has perfected the snorkel smile!
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We were demonstrating the dance of a certain sea slug 😆 (thanks, Lois!)
That feeling when you’re waiting for the post office to open 😂
Dinner in a nutshell last night!
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San Cristobal mockingbird
The sweet embrace of a sleeping headlock
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We encountered a Christmas parade on the walk to dinner!
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Food coma? Maybe one too many seafood volcanoes 😆
Our restaurant last night, chock full of quirks and lobsters!
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Papaya fractal
Which group is ACTUALLY penned in here, the humans or the turtles? 😄
❤️❤️❤️❤️
🙃
Juvenile blue-footed boobies, eagerly awaiting their colorful feet!
A male frigatebird in flight with his gullar sac inflated—all in the name of attracting a nice mate
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HELLO! 😍
A curious sea lion really wants to play with BJ’s fin!
Some snacks & wine after a successful snorkel session
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A baby frigatebird
A juvenile great frigatebird
Lunchtime!
The water was a gorgeous blue yesterday!
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A battle-scarred alpha male cruises beneath me
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👋
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My fin ALSO looks tasty
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Galapagos cotton
A lovely morning greeting!
A cloud of salema fish
Sea lions resting on the beach with Kicker Rock in the distance
Underwater, Kicker Rock shows it’s colorful side
Alley oop!
Ok, now pose together! 😆
We saw many turtles circling Kicker Rock
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An Oyster Catcher
👋
Our guide Gustavo enjoys a warm cup of cinnamon tea after our snorkel
📸
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An albatross pair, mated for life.
Sally on the cliffs of Española ❤️
A Nazca booby and a marine iguana subspecies found only on this island
Mark & a sea turtle
Carolyn & a sea lion
Mark & Gustavo chat on the rocks
A baby albatross… a “tween,” if you will!
Red-billed tropicbird
An Española mockingbird & Nazca booby
Española mockingbird
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A rare Galapagos hawk
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A baby blue-footed booby
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Albatross
The marina iguanas on this island are a brilliant red and green—perfect for the holiday season!
A young albatross tries her wings
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Linda & a sea lion
This young sea lion looks like it’s doing tricks for BJ!
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This sea lion really wants her photo taken!
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😍
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Thanks to Jan for this photo!
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