Jul 23, 2018
Galapagos Day 3: Isabela Island
We had gorgeous weather for our third breakfast on the boat. Then we took the panga to Moreno Point. Here we did a dry landing and a short hike over lava fields where we studied some original fauna. Then we headed towards some islets that were covered with blue footed boobies, penguins, flightless cormorants, marine iguanas, and penguins. Here we took all the pictures.
After lunch, we headed to Elizabeth Bay for our first snorkel . We were all very excited to get underwater! John was especially excited to use the camera I got him for his birthday, an Olympus T5. We had tested it at least 10 times in our pool and the pictures were stunning. Sadly, the latch failed on his very first dip, and the camera was ruined. We were so very disappointed.
This snorkel was somewhat murky anyway, so we would not have gotten pictures, but there were many days to come when I would mourn the loss of the pictures that might have been. Note to self, next time we take a snorkel trip-of-a-lifetime, bring two underwater cameras. Luckily Joe shared his Go Pro shots, so you will get some underwater pics from several locations.
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- Volcano eruption on Isabela Island.
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- Sunrise through the smoke.
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- Panga ride
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- Panga landing.
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- Lava fields forever.
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- Moreno Point is located near Elizabeth Bay on the west coast of Isabela Island.
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- Flamingo!
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- Peter would be proud of my picture with the reflection.
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- the Great North American Gawker.
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- Tide pools.
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- Elizabeth Bay is located on the east coast of Isabela Island.
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- Flightless cormorant!
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- The bay contains many islets which can be visited by dinghy
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- Marine Iguanas!
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- Penguins and Marine Iguanas.
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- Lounging.
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- They all get along.
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- The penguin march.
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- Penguins and blue-footed boobies can be spotted on the rocky islets.
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- We couldn’t get enough of these guys.
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- Penguin love!
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- More penguins.
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- Hanging out.
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- Blue Footed Booby!
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- Blue Footed Booby!
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- Getting the good shots.
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- Pelican. I love how they hinge.
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- Sea lions in the sun!
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- Wingless cormorant.
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- Panga ride to get ready to snorkel.
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- Suited up!
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- Ready to rumble!
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