19 December 2012

Day 7 in the Galapagos- Santiago Islands, Egas Port and Rabida Island

My last full day on the tour begins with a walk along another pirate inhabited island - Santiago Island with a landing here on Egas Port.  Below are iguana tracks.



our boat is on the small one on the left, in front of the sailboat














more boobies!


a seal is trying to get some attention while everyone looks at the boobies


hey, what did I miss?


natural selection


this hawk is not a killer, he is a scavenger


After the hike along the island, we went back to the Egas Port and did more snorkling.  There was more swimming with sea lions and turtles...







After lunch, we moved to Rabida Island and did another hike to digest the food before snorkling.
photo taken with sunglasses as the filter






The sand is really red!

this dominant male was just protecting his territory

more snorkling!  The below manta ray was really large- at least two meters long, not counting the tail



this blue fish caught my eye. no one is sure what it is


After snorkling, the boat started its way towards Daphne Mayor. It was feeding time for manta rays- who knew that they fly?  I think they dart up to the surface in hopes of catching fish...










the full moon rises...

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