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          Espanola
                Island - Also known as Hood Island  
The nesting place of the waved albatross  
Home to hundreds of Marine Iguanas - lizards that can SWIM 
 
We landed on the lava rocks at Punta
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          Iguanas
            on the beach  | 
          Young
            sea lion wants to play with the iguana  | 
        
        
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          Sea
                Lions blend in with the rocks when wet  | 
          
        
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          We
            explored the island all afternoon  | 
          
        
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          The
                rocky trail paralleled 
                the rugged coastline             
             
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          A tiny marine iguana
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          Nasca
                Booby sitting along the path 
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          At the edge of the rocks is an albatross nest  | 
          An
            adult albatross taken with a good camera  | 
        
        
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                          This is the best I could do with my phone camera 
                zooming in on this baby in the nest 
             
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          The rugged shoreline              | 
          
        
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          Hiking
                the rocky trail  | 
          
        
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          Watching
                the large waves roll in              | 
          
        
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          Getting
                back on the trail  | 
          
        
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          Sea Lions and Marine Iguanas among the rocks  | 
          
        
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          This
                little guy came over to greet us  | 
          
        
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