Tag: Galapagos

  It was an early morning in the Galapagos today.  We woke up at 5:30am to see the sun rise and do our last nature walk of the trip. North Seymour Island is very close to Baltra Island and the airport so we were able to get in this walk before heading to the airport at 9am.  Surprisingly, this was one of my favorite nature walks even though it was mostly about the birds.  First we were greeted by some sleepy sea lions. How cute is that furry face!!! Mostly we saw the Magnificent and Great Frigate Birds flying around Read More

  Snorkeling in the Galapagos was amazing! The underwater Galapagos wildlife was really something to see.  Despite multiple back/back of legs sunburns from these snorkeling excursions (will I ever learn?!), the twice daily swims were my favorite parts of the trip. Another couple I was with had a Go Pro underwater camera system.  While the pictures were great, their system leaked and busted the camera (sad face!).  I love, love, love my underwater camera! Fujifilm XP70 16 MP Digital Camera with 2.7-Inch LCD (Blue) I like the fish that look like they are wearing make-up. This is a ringtail damselfish: Read More