Thursday, September 24, 2015

Isla Isabela, Galapagos

Isabela is our third port of call in the Galapagos and seems more wild and remote than the other islands.



We enjoy some nature walks close to the port.


Here we share the boardwalk with the iguanas.


The flamingos gather in just a few places.


We join a tourist launch for snorkeling at a place called "Los Tuneles."
After a wild ride in the ocean and dramatic entrance through the surf
we find a maze of coral islands with penguins and boobies and abundant
life beneath the surface.


Rocky outcrop on the way to Los Tuneles.



This is kind of a stock tourist pose in a submerged arch.


And another standard pose on another arch.


The "Wall of Tears" was built by unwilling residents when Isabela
a prision island well into the twentieth century.  The walk was long and
hot and Gregg wondered if he could make it back.


But, we encountered several tortoises along the way
making it all worthwhile.


One reluctantly agreed to pose with Deb.
Please pretend you don't see the photographer's shadow.



We survive the day and fish soup with raw onions restores the body.

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