June 6, 2016
The second night's sailing thankfully was much smoother and we anchored at Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island, the largest island in the Galapagos. Here we walked to the top of the Sierra Negro Caldera, visited the Tortoise Breeding Center, walked through the Wetlands and had playtime on the beach.
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| More penguins to greet us on our way into port |
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| Our luxury air-conditioned Ecuadorian bus to take us to the top of the volcano! |
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| It took us about 40 minutes of hiking straight up to reach the top... |
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...and what a spectacular view!!
This is the lava flow from a hotspot that erupted in 1998. |
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And here we are- all 8 of us passengers-
L to R: Barry & Barbara from Nottingham, England, the four Kayes, and Sharyn & Dennis from Sydney, AU |
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| A very rarely spotted red breasted bird (I forget the name- yikes!) |
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| Curious how this boat got this far from the sea... |
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| Young turtles (about age 7 years) at the Breeding Center |
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| A turtle egg |
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| A close up of these intriguing creatures |
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| A true pink flamingo in the Wetlands |
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| Marine iguana party |
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Boys and dragons after a hard day's swim...
*notice that the dragons are spitting- they expel saltwater instead of fire! |
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| Local boats at sunset |
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