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October 18th 2008
Published: November 10th 2008
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The Galapagos islands and cribbage are a natural connection in my mind, as the first pictures I recall seeing of them were on a pack of cards that my sister C had brought back from her first tour of the archipelago a few years ago. Boobies, baby sea lions, and even Lonesome George had stared at me from the deck as we played the highly competitive, obscenity-strewn games that constitute an evening... Read Full Entry



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Giant tortoise legGiant tortoise leg
Giant tortoise leg

Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Land iguanaLand iguana
Land iguana

Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Giant tortoise footGiant tortoise foot
Giant tortoise foot

Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Crazed salivating giant tortoiseCrazed salivating giant tortoise
Crazed salivating giant tortoise

Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Not just natureNot just nature
Not just nature

Gardner Bay, Espanola
Sally Lightfoot crabSally Lightfoot crab
Sally Lightfoot crab

Gardner Bay, Espanola
Sleeping Galapagos sea lionSleeping Galapagos sea lion
Sleeping Galapagos sea lion

Gardner Bay, Espanola
Marine iguanaMarine iguana
Marine iguana

Punta Suarez, Espanola
Blue-footed boobyBlue-footed booby
Blue-footed booby

Punta Suarez, Espanola
"Baby" waved albatross"Baby" waved albatross
"Baby" waved albatross

Punta Suarez, Espanola
Adult waved albatrossAdult waved albatross
Adult waved albatross

The wingspan is about 7 feet Punta Suarez, Espanola
BlowholeBlowhole
Blowhole

Punta Suarez, Espanola
Nazca (aka masked) boobyNazca (aka masked) booby
Nazca (aka masked) booby

Punta Suarez, Espanola
Nazca (aka masked) booby Nazca (aka masked) booby
Nazca (aka masked) booby

Punta Suarez, Espanola
Marine iguana's colourful bodyMarine iguana's colourful body
Marine iguana's colourful body

Punta Suarez, Espanola
Sea urchinSea urchin
Sea urchin

Punta Cormorant, Floreana
Greater flamingoGreater flamingo
Greater flamingo

Punta Cormorant, Floreana
Greater flamingosGreater flamingos
Greater flamingos

Punta Cormorant, Floreana
PostboxPostbox
Postbox

Post Office Bay, Floreana
Pink-footed MonicaPink-footed Monica
Pink-footed Monica

Post Office Bay, Floreana



10th November 2008

Nice panorama!
9th July 2009

Lava Gull
....is not a lava gull, it is a swallow tailed gull!!!
12th July 2009

Re lava gull comment
Thanks for the comment, Margaret! You've now forced me to go and retag a bunch of pictures on Flickr too :-)

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