December 24, 2007 @ Plaza Island & Pto. Ayora, Ecuador



Very early morning, moon still out


Sunrise


Sunrise


Sunrise


Today activities


Full moon


Interesting cloud pattern


Sea lion lying in the road


More sally lightfoot crab


National Park of the Galapagos


They like to post for picture


Me & sea lion


Prickly pear cactus


Baby sea lion


Land iguana


Land iguana


Another baby sea lion


Sea lion poop


My family sure like to take photo


Mom and pup sea lion


Feeding time


So cute!


So cute!


Land iguana waiting for food to drop from the cactus


Vegetation of Plaza Island


More land iguana


You can find one under each cactus almost


This one has a fat tummy


Mom & land iguana


Another waiting for food


A rare white sea lion


Mom & junior sea lion


This baby sea lion did not make it


Mom & junior sea lion


Like mother like kid


Waiting for food


Two dead iguanas


Waiting! This photo might cause discomfort


Marine & land iguana


Marine & land iguana


Marine & land iguana


Another fatty


Food of prickly pear cactus


More land iguana


More land iguana


More land iguana


More land iguana


Lots of iguana


So relaxing


Marine iguana


Marine iguana


Feeding time


Mom @ Galapagos National Park


Island Plaza


More sally lightfoot crab


Darker color when young


Island Plaza


Island Santa Fe?


Our captain


Dad & Andrew - our guide


Me, Dad & Me


Mom & Dad


Galapagos heron


Young sally lightfoot crab


Great blue heron


Great blue heron


More sally lightfoot crab


More sally lightfoot crab


Huge iguana!


I have the same indian star tortoise!


Pto. Ayora


Young sally lightfoot crabs


Big marine iguana


Marine iguanas


Sally lightfoot crab fight!


Fighting


Fighting


Marine iguana


They are pretty ugly actually


Marine iguana swimming


Arrived at destination


Pto. Ayora


Brown pelican


Captain*s self-made man for the new year


Fellow cruisemates


Me, Mom & Dad


Some of the crew


The crew & the ladies


Mom


Galapagos National Park


Charles Darwin Research Station


Charles Darwin Research Station


Galapagos tortoise!


They are the largest living tortoise


Me & Galapagos tortoise


Mom & Galapagos tortoise


Female lava lizard


Avg life expectancy is estimated to be 200 years!


Mom & Galapagos tortoise


Adults can weigh over 300 kilograms (660lb)


Me & Galapagos tortoise


Female galapagos tortoises


Lonesome George, the last known
individual of subspecies Geochelone nigra abingdonii


This two girlfriends


This two girlfriends


Two years old galapagos tortoises


Two years old galapagos tortoise


Distribution of the galapagos tortoises among the islands


Introduced animals to the different islands


Shell of male galapagos, female galapagos, ? And sea turtle


Huge marine iguana


So lazy


Huge marine iguana


Another marine iguana


Female lava lizard


Hotel Silberstein where we spent a night


Could that be George*s foot?


First sight of George!


George is always hidding, here is a better photo of him


Finch


Great blue heron