Galapagos Islands Day 2

Day 2 started with a visit to Isabela Island. Our first activity was coastal exploration by pangaof an area called Punta Vicente Roca. We saw a lot of Galapagos Fur Seals, a few Galapagos Sea Lions, Marine Iguanas, Flightless Cormorants, Green Sea Turtles, Nazca (Masked) Boobies and Sally Lightfoot Crabs.

Galapagos Fur Seal (1)
Galapagos Fur Seal (1)
Galapagos Fur Seal (3)
Galapagos Fur Seal (3)
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Nazca Booby with Chick
Nazca Booby with Chick
Lava Fissures
Lava Fissures
Galapagos Fur Seal (2)
Galapagos Fur Seal (2)
Flightless Cormorant
Flightless Cormorant
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Sea Lion
Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Marine Iguana
Marine Iguana

Next we got our first chance to snorkel. The water was cold (Average water temperature in the Galapagos in June is around 74 but the Western side of Isabela where we did our first snorkel is generally a few degrees colder). Once we got over the shock though the snorkeling was amazing. There were tons of Green Sea Turtles around. We also had several Galapagos Sea Lions and toward the end of our time

Ready to Snorkel
Ready to Snorkel

Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle (1)
Green Sea Turtle (1)
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Sea Lion
Chrissy with Green Sea Turtle and Galapagos Sea Lion
Chrissy with Green Sea Turtle and Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Penguin
Galapagos Penguin
Galapagos Fur Seal
Galapagos Fur Seal

Our Last stop of the day was Puenta Espinosa on Fernandina Island. Here we had to make several detours as the trail was covvered with Marine Iguanas. We also saw Galapagos Hawks, Galapagos Sea Lions, Lava Lizards, a Fernandina Racer and a bunch of Green Sea Turtles. The highlight though was a couple day old Galapagos Sea Lion with its mother.

Marine Iguanas Blocking Trail
Marine Iguanas Blocking Trail
Marine Iguanas Family Portrait
Marine Iguanas Family Portrait
Marine Iguana Closeup
Marine Iguana Closeup
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Baby Galapagos Sea Lion with Mother (1)
Baby Galapagos Sea Lion with Mother (1)
Baby Galapagos Sea Lion with Mother (2)
Baby Galapagos Sea Lion with Mother (2)
Galapagos Hawk
Galapagos Hawk
Marine Iguana Eating Seaweed
Marine Iguana Eating Seaweed
Fernandina Racer on Lava
Fernandina Racer on Lava
Lava Cactus
Lava Cactus

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