Here’s a look at the different animal species we met this week: Fur Sea Lion Galapagos Sea Lion Christmas Iguana Sea Turtle Land Tortoise Sally Lightfoot Crab Nazca Booby Blue-footed Booby Sting Ray Penguin Lava Lizard Flamingos Flightless Cormorant Jellyfish  Related posts:...
Today we eagerly jumped off the boat, excited by the possibility of seeing land tortoises (different than the sea turtles we saw in the water). As usual, we saw an abundance of them. We have a running joke that the boat keeps a few of all the animals in stock and runs over to the island...
One of the best surprises on this trip has been how many babies we’ve seen (and up really close too)! The Mom and baby above are Blue-footed Boobies. This baby is estimated to be one week old. Here’s what that chick will look like in a few weeks time, all covered in a downy...
At last, our long-awaited trip to Galapagos is here. The expectations were sky-high and damn if they didn’t blow us away on the very first trip to shore. No, honestly, if they sent me home after our first two hour excursion I would have felt like I got my money’s worth. It was...