We spent a total of 12 days in the Galapagos, a combination of the island hopping and 5 days on a cruise. There are two worlds here: one on land and the other under water. Unfortunately, we could only capture some of what we saw on land but in some ways, I think the better view is under water. Maybe I feel this way because it is the first time I have experienced it, but being in the water as schools of fish swim by, as sea turtles swim past you to feed, White-finned sharks and Galapagos sharks swim below-you just have to experience it. These are photos from the first two days of the cruise when we visited the islands of Seymour Norte, Bartolome and Santiago. The Galapagos is truly a place that everyone has to come at least once in their life.
A Swallow-tail Gull, who are fully nocturnal feeders.
A mother Sea Lion with her pup, relaxing on the shore.
Male Frigate birds attracting a mate by swelling up his red throat.
A juvenile Frigate bird sitting in it's
nest.
A Blue-footed Booby and her chick.
A Blue-footed Booby and her chick.
Blue footed Booby sitting on the coast
as the the sunsets on Seymour Norte Island.
A female Lava Lizard skitters across
the surface of the soil on Bartolome Island.
An Eighty-year old Lava Cactus,
amazingly growing within the cracks of volcanic rock.
The view from the summit of Bartolome
Island overlooking Sullivan Bay, Pinnacle Rock and a pool created by a
crater underneath the crystal clear water.
Volcanic flow on Santiago Island, dating back 150 years. The flow originated under the ocean surface and flowed on to the island, creating a juxtaposition of landscape on the island, showing the foundational landscape and the emergence of soil over millions of years.
The Tiquilia Plant grows on volcanic rock, slowly contributing to the creation of soil and the evolution of plant life on the Bartolome Island.
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