Galapagos Islands 2023
Cacti growing directly out of volcanic boulders on San Cristobal Island
Statue of Charles Darwin at Playa Baquerizo, San Cristobal Island
Sea lions playing off beach on Espanola Island
Nazca Booby and chick on Espanola Island
Nazca Booby nesting site on Espanola Island. This is the southernmost island in this part of the Pacific Ocean. If you look at the horizon, the next stop is Antarctica.
Male marine iguana
Female marine iguana protecting her nest on Espanola Island.
Male marine iguana on Espanola Island
Sunset off Espanola
At anchor off Floreana Island
Pacific green sea turtle nesting site on Floreana Island
Pacific green sea turtle tracks on beach nesting site on Floreana Island.
Pacific green sea turtle nesting tracks on Floreana Island
Blue footed Booby on Floreana Island
Pink Flamingos is brackish lake on Floreana Island
Baby tortoises (2 months old) at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island
Baby tortoises (almost 2 years old) at the Charles Darwin Research Station
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (saddleback) - male asserting his dominance by reaching the highest.
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (saddleback) - feeding time at the Darwin Research Station.
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (saddleback) at the Darwin Research Station.
Meredith and André with Galapagos Giant Tortoise (dome-back) at the Natural Habitat Tortoise Campsite
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Dome-backed) relaxing in pond on the Campsite
Meadow at Tortoise Campsite
Treehouse at Tortoise Camp
View from the treehouse on Tortoise Campsite
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Domed) at Tortoise Campsite
Breakfast for Giant Tortoise at campsite.
Early morning stretch for Giant Tortoise at campsite.
In the highlands of Santa Cruz Island. The trees are Scalesia plants - giant members of the daisy family (Asteraceae). The moss on the branches captures moisture from the prevailing winds.
Trees and bushes in a sink-hole in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island. The tree is at least 200 ft high.
Daphne Major - an island famous for the studies of its finches where scientists observed evolution in real time.
A family of Great Frigatebirds taking advantage of the forward slipstream effect of our boat on our way to Santiago Island.
A view of Pinnacle Rock on Bartolmé Island with Santiago Island in the distance.
Great Frigatebird shadows on the hull of our boat - the Petrel.
Boardwalk up volcano on Bartolomé Island - looking over to Pinnancle Rock and Santiago Island.
Colonizing vegetation on volcanic sand on Bartolomé Island
Tornado forming over Santiago Island highlands (from lookout on Bartolomé Island).
Refugees from Gilligan's Island are spotted off Bartolomé Island (but really Meredith on zodiac ride).
Frigatebird nesting site on Genovesa Island.
Great Frigatebird male inflated to attract a female.
Great Frigatebird dude finds his female!
Breakfast for Darwin's finch on Genovesa Island
Darwin's finch on Genovesa Island
Galapagos gull nesting on Genovesa Island
Lava Heron on Santiago Island
Flycatcher on Santiago Island.
Galapagos Fur Seal on Santiago Island (but it is actually a sea lion).
Galapagos cacti on cliff face on Santiago Island.
Rainbow of Santiago Island (we were the pot 'o gold)
Storm over Santiago Island highlands - coming our way!
Moving throw a downpour off Santiago Island.
Moving through the downpour off Santiago Island
Baby shark off Black Turtle Cove
Pacific Green Sea turtle off Black Turtle Cove.
Pacific Green Sea Turtle off Black Turtle Cove