Galapages Islands

Hello all.
Been a few days since last post but the Internet here is slow so thought I would delay.
The Islands are many and varied with almost unpenetrable cover on most comprising of thorny bush and cactus. The animal life is pretty diverse to say the  least. Linda and I took a tour. We did snorkeling, fishing and bird watching. I've always been keen on bird watching. We saw sea lions, Iguanas, white tipped sharks, massive turtles, rays and more. The diversity under the water wasn't that surprising. We have snorkeled in Samoa, and thought that was better. Certainly more colour. The bird life here is  amazing. The amazing part is how close you can get to it. The variety is also great. When they said we were going to see Boobies, I got all excited. Nasca Boobies, Blue footed Boobies and the red footed Boobies.

Nice example of an Iguana

Iguanas come in two varieties. Sea going, as above and the land lover as below.

The Charles Darwin centre on the Island Santa Cruz is a big deal. We had a look through their work which is pretty interesting. Mainly a conservation organisation with breeding programs for the land tortoise and the mangrove finch.

These guys were having a bit of a tussle over a water bath.

In the town of Ayora there is a fish market. The sea lions would hang around for scraps from the filleting. They are a bit like dogs as they are quite friendly. They smell quite strong. They are the most photographed animal on the island second only to the Pelican.

Well there are many more photos to show but have no room. 

We are in Quito, Ecuador tomorrow  so will update the blog shortly.

Regards

Sam