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Jonathan and the kids explore the tide pools on Santiago. |
A sea lion I encountered on Santiago. |
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Buccaneer Bay off Santiago. Pirates used the Galápagos as a refuge and a base for raids on Spanish colonial ports.
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The Beach at Buccaneer Bay. |
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Pinnacle Rock on Santiago. |
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The Bartolomé martian landscape which includes lava tubes and other volcanic formations. Although the volcano on Bartolomé is extinct, many in the archipelago are still active. Jonathan described watching a sunset one evening until a red glow remained in the sky long after the sun had set. It was only then that he realized the glow was from an erupting volcano on one of the islands. |
This male sea lion got a little aggressive and blocked our path when we tried to leave Bartolomé to return to the Andando. Jonathan had to make some noise to get it to retreat into the water. |
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On our last day we took the panga into a mangrove lagoon and saw a school of golden rays in the water.
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Mangrove swamps consist of a variety of salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that thrive in shallow saltwater. Mangroves can easily be identified by their root system. These roots have been specially adapted to their conditions by extending above the water. We saw mangroves that had established roots even in lava flows. |
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Saying goodbye to the crew of the Andando |
Two commercial Costa Rican fishing boats seized at Baltra for illegal fishing. |
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