Puerto Egas, Isla San Salvador & Dragon Hill, Isla Santa Cruz - Galapagos 2011

Puerto Egas, Isla San Salvador

In the morning w had a wet landing at James Bay for an easy beach walk for about 1.5 miles. Here we saw the Galapagos Fur Seals (really sea lions, but were misnamed and no one ever changed the name) They played in the collapsed lava tunnels that created pools of water. After the walk we went snorkeling from the beach. There were lots of beautiful fish and some huge Galapagos White Tipped Reef Sharks. We knew that the time of year we went was not the prime snorkeling time, but it was the season where the water was the warmest. The water is cold here due to the Humboldt Current. It still wasn't all that bad, though visibility could have been better in most of the sites. 

another beautiful sunrise

Blue Footed Booby mating dance

 iguana skeleton

Lava Lizard

Fur Seals

Sally Lightfoot crabs

Marine Iguanas

Iguana Hot Tub?

American Oystercatcher

Semi-palmated Plover

swimming Marine Iguana

Lava Heron

come on in the water's fine....

where's the rest of the fish???

why can't we be friends?

Marine Iguana Hot Tub

American Oystercatcher

Fur Seal

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Fur Seal

Sea Lions

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Lava Lizard

Mockingbirds

Great Blue Heron

Lunch today was a Mexican Buffet. 

Dragon Hill, Isla Santa Cruz

Our afternoon excursion was a dry landing for a 1.5 mile hike seeing Land Iguanas, Darwin Finches, etc. After the hike we went snorkeling from the beach. Not great visibility there.

the guide

White-cheeked Pintails

Black-Necked Stilt

Ladybug

me at the end

Greg

Mockingbird

Black-necked Stilts

I'm in the back

sea cucumber

Tomorrow is our day with the giant tortoises.

Puerto Egas, San Salvador https://photos.app.goo.gl/vbtjUZyb1EhNbMgU9

Puerto Egas snorkel https://photos.app.goo.gl/MarxQdzp8eJxa2vb8

Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz https://photos.app.goo.gl/Nr9Vq1qMFp9PTr7e9

Dragon Hill Snorkel https://photos.app.goo.gl/CWoA4wckexxipLmu7