Galapagos Islands

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July 10th 2008

Published: July 11th 2008

The Galapagos is a truly magical place with stunning scenary, gorgeous beaches, great snorkling and the highlight is the incredible animals that let you come up really close!!! Its very expensive to get there from Quito but its worth every cent and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to see the Islands which are probably most famous for Charles Darwin´s visit in 1835 which spurred ... Read Full Entry

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Sombreo Chino

Sun Set near Santiago Island

Crabs

View from the top of Isla Bartolome

Several scenes in the film Master and Commander where shot here

Bartolome Island

They also filmed the scenes in Total Recall that were set on Mars

The pinacle

The beach in the picture was superb

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Lional the sea lion who swam with us underwater for 15 minutes - amazing experience !!

Sea turtle

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That´s how close you can get to them !

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Those sea lions get everywhere

Baby Booby ( I think !)

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Sally lightfoot crab

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Sea lion scratching

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Sea lion having a kip

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We were so lucky to spot a whale !! It rose out of the water so gracefully right in front of our boat

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Inside the boat

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Inside the boat

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The three stooges

12th July 2008

Jude
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What an amazing fact! I'm at my sister's and have just shared it with her. That's a fantastic one to remember. I love the blue footed booby's blue feet.....they are quite spectacular! Looking forward to seeing you soon. J/x

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