Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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January 24th 2019

Published: January 23rd 2019

I am struggling to find words to describe our Galapagos experience. It is something we have wanted to do for many years; now it is over but we have unforgettable memories. After months of research we decided on a "10 day" cruise aboard Yolita 2. !0 days is really 8 days and 7 nights aboard! The rest is getting to and from the islands. Our guide, Omar Medina, was absolutely superb. He was with ... Read Full Entry

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Darwin Research Centre

These are "repossessed" giant tortoises; formerly household pets. The variety of shells resulted from adapting to differing conditions from island to island.

Tortoise men

Omar and fellow guide try on tortoise shells for size.

Tortoise in the wild

The south side of Santa Cruz is remarkably lush compared to the other islands. I was totally drenched but fascinated with these enormous animals that are lucky to cover 1 km in a day.

Sneaky iguana

This land iguana seems to be eyeing the nest of a swallow tailed gull.

Prickly pear

We have seen many prickly pear bushes before but never in tree form. They adapted over the years to avoid being eaten by tortoises and iguanas. The bark breaks away if an iguana attempts to climb it.

mummified iguana

we know Tim would love photographing this late iguana!

Sally Lightfoot crabs

Cleaning up the remains of a former sea lion pup.

Marlie and pup.

Many wait hopefully on the beaches for "mom" to return from hunting.

Galapagos beach

One of the many beautiful beaches we enjoyed on our trip.

23rd January 2019

Stephen Cole
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What a Trip!
Just fabulous blog of your Galapagos trip. In the footsteps(or wake if you prefer) of Darwin

23rd January 2019

Lorraine Runstedler
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So nice to see all of your pictures - I am thinking this would be rated as a 10 of all your adventures - Nice to have seen your knowledgeable Guide OMAR MEDINA -

23rd January 2019

Donna Denny
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WOW
A perfect day for me to receive the amazing photos...just shovelled wet wet snow...!!! Soak the beauty of the natural environment in....look forward to seeing all photos when you return..

24th January 2019

Tim Wilson
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iguana
yes, the mummified iguana is very interesting ! What a great adventure you'e having !

24th January 2019

David McGuey
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You are right about the Galapagos. Spectacular. I have a good story about Post Office Bay that I will share with you when you return. Just returned from Belize to -40c temps.

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