The Galapagos

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November 18th 2009

Published: November 19th 2009

Galapagos Lima to Guayaquil There’s not much we can say about the Galapagos that would do it justice, but we’ll try. We took a bus from Lima to the border between Peru and Equador, and met a guy who was going to get us across the border. He was arranged by our travel lady. We met him with only one small problem, he didn’t speak any English! However we made our way to the checkpoint, got... Read Full Entry

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Scott & Penny

Penscott

We were both travelling in 2006 when we met in Japan in March, we ended up travelling together for a few more months, lived in Scotland for 2 1/2 years, and left Scotland on May 17th 2009 for a little more travelling. The rest of 2009 is about us getting married in Hawaii and travelling this big wonderful world of ours before moving back to Vancouver. It's going to be a very interesting year for us!... full info

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Sting Ray

We went to a beach that had about 50 or more of these rays just sitting in the shallows.

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Fish!

Some of the many fish we snorkeled with, and that hung around our boat looking for scraps. I also wonder if they weren't hiding under it from protection from seals as well!

King of fish

These are white tipped reef sharks which we were able to swim with, amazing. Not the kind of fish most people think about eating, more likely they think about being eaten!

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Seal eats fish

Penny caught a seal at sea hunting something our guide reckoned it was throwing a fish around. Apparently they can sometimes get the spine out which makes for easier eating. Pen thought maybe it was an iguana...who knows.

Fish eats seal

This little fella had a close escape. He's sporting a shark bite, but seemed no worse for ware with the exception of being harrased by flies. Good luck buddy!

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The beach master

Each beach has a dominant male who has a harem of females he must protect from other males. Sometimes young males will hide out and mix in with the females hoping to mate one before they get rumbled and are chased off the beach.

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So close!

The animals pretty much ignore you unless you get in their personal space, which when you live in a colony....is amazingly close. They didn't even bat an eye in this photo!

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Toe nails?

Who knew sea lions had toe nails?

Babies

Why are baby animals always soooo cute!

Sleep like a log

These guys will sleep anywhere and more than once we didn't see one or thought it was a log before we were warned off by a harsh bark which sent our pulses racing.

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Challenging Male

This male was challenging the dominant male on the beach by swimming past his territory, no not Scott he was ignored by all the sea lions, the fellow on the left.

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