Day
1 - November
8th (2018)
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The
Galapagos Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions The peaks of several volcanos could be seen above the clouds as we flew into Baltra Island |
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A
short bus ride to the port where a ferry would take us to Santa Cruz island where our ship was anchored |
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Blue
footed boobies were diving from high above to deep in the water for
fish |
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This photo is from Smithsonian Magazine  |
Always
wear a life jacket |
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My
#1 goal was to see the giant toroises. I was not disappointed. There must have been a hundred of them |
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Javier, our knowlegeable guide,
provided lots of information |
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Erosion of the lava over centuries created tunnels  |
Our
first ride on a "Zodiac" - the motorized rubber raft that would be our method of accessing the islands from our ship the Archipell II |
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The
Island of Santa Cruz - one of the most populated of the Galapagos |
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Pelicans
Nesting |
Fishing
boats with a shrewd pelican |
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A most colorful crab |
Easier
to snatch something already caught? |
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The
Galapagos authorities and citizens are serious about preserving their
environment Creating sculpture from cigarette butts discarded in the streets spotlights one problem Those butts (nearly half a million so far) would be carried by drains to pollute the ocean |
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Sea
Lions rest wherever they want to |
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They
don't mind tourists at all |
Back
to our Ship |
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