Moving south along Isabella Island we stopped in Elizabeth Bay.  This trip was a full Zodiac tour of a mangrove forest.  Our guide pointed out that it was full low tide.  The “cut out” at the bottom of the tree branches show the over 2-meter range of low and high tide. Mangrove Forest I might … Continue reading Elizabeth Bay

Overnight we did a very short jump across to Isabela Island’s Tagus Cove.  This was a comfortable fit for the Silver Origin; she could do donuts here using its thrusters, but not by much.  The hike was two hours with a lot of steps, so after yesterday’s long beach hike I chickened out and took … Continue reading Caleta Tagus

We sailed south a bit until we reached Fernandina Island.  Last week we only had a Zodiac tour, but today is a two-hour hike along the coastline, bordering mangrove trees.  And right away there was an adolescent Galapagos Hawk surveying the beach.  After a week of keeping their distance, the hawks seem to get closer … Continue reading Punta Espinoza

Internet speeds are better this week. I have about a 95% upload-at-first-attempt rate. I still only upload 150 KB images - I don't want to tempt fate. Is this only because we have 20% less passengers than last week? However, I now don't have access to YouTube. At All. I uploaded a few short videos … Continue reading Tidbits: Internet and More

Galapagos Islands (source: Wikipedia) Overnight we rounded the northern point of Isabela Island, therefore crossing the equator twice.  Here we took a Zodiac tour and found the second species of sea lions, the Galapagos Fur Seal.  Yes, I know.  I did not name them.  The difference between seals and sea lions is that sea lions … Continue reading Punta Vicente Roca