Quito, Ecuador.
Basilica del voto Nacional
Birds on the statue of Gabriel Garcia Moreno.
Quito -- Near the center of town.
Children from the native culture selling scarves (two for five dollars!)
Tip of the Basilica del Voto Nacional.
Basilica del voto Nacional.
The Basilica "gargoyles" are actually Ecuadorian animals.
Tortoise gargoyles on the Basilica.
Inside the Basilica.
A better look at the tortoise gargoyles. (Pronounced "gargles" by our tour guide.)
Basilica clock tower.
Cortny at the Basilica.
The presidential palace. The current president is one of only two in history who doesn't reside in the palace.
Ecuador's flag.
Monument in Independence Square, Old Town.
Palace turned shopping center.
Courtyard of the former palace.
Library across from presidental palace.
Library, Quito.
Plaza San Domingo in Old Town.
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Center of the world park, north of Quito
The equator, latitude 0,0,0.
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The coffe arrives really fast.
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The welcoming committee at the pier in Baltra.
Our first zodiac ride, heading towards the ship. (Naturalist Fredy at center.)
The Celebrity Xpedition, waiting for us.
North Seymour - Land Iguana
North Seymour - Blue Footed Booby
North Seymour - Can you find the sea lion?
North Seymour - Frigate Bird
North Seymour - Sea Lions
North Seymour - Sea Lion
North Seymour - Sea Lion, hiding in the branches
North Seymour - A pair of Land Iguanas.
North Seymour - Frigate Bird in flight
North Seymour - A napping sea lion
North Seymour - A Land Iguana face off
North Seymour - Yellow Warbler
North Seymour - juvenile Frigate Bird
North Seymour - Lang Iguana
North Seymour - Sea Lion, flipping sand
North Seymour - Hi! (Sea Lion)
North Seymour - Young Sea Lion
North Seymour - Juvenile Blue Footed Booby
North Seymour - Blue Footed Booby feeding a baby
North Seymour - Young Blue Footed Booby
North Seymour - Lava Lizard
North Seymour - Juvenile Frigate Bird
North Seymour - Blue Footed Booby grooming
North Seymour - Frigate Bird, male looking to attact a mate
North Seymour - Frigate bird
North Seymour - Sea Lion, posing dramatically
North Seymour - Marine Iguana
North Seymour - Looking towards Daphne Major (left) and Daphne Minor
North Seymour - Baby Sea Lion!
North Seymour
North Seymour - Sea Lion family
North Seymour - Sea Lion, another group in background
Kicker Rock
The Xpedition
Kicker Rock - This rock is about 500 feet above the water!
Sea lions near Kicker Rock
Kicker Rock - An American Oystercatcher
Kicker Rock - Blue Footed Boobies, on their "artwork"
The Xpedition through Kicker Rock
Kicker Rock, from back on the ship
Kicker Rock - from back on the ship. The cable is bringing one of the zodiacs back onto the ship.
San Cristobal - Interpretation Center
San Cristobal - interpretation center - fun map of the islands
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - Sea Lion hanging out on a bench
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - We had to take the other stairs :)
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - Sea Lions
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - Sea Lions!
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - Interesting boat parking...
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - awwww
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - Mike and a Sea Lion.
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - You've got some sand on you...
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - Mike and Cortny w/ a Sea Lion. This was on Cortny's birthday!
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - Baby Sea Lion! (Probably less than a month old)
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island - Baby and mother Sea Lions
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island
Española Island - Really young baby Sea Lion
Española Island - Marine Iguana. Ignoring us.
Española Island - One of the naturalists, David, photographing some Marine Iguanas
Española Island -Marine Iguana
Española Island - Sea Lion
Española Island - Large Ground Finsh (check out that beak!)
Española Island - Medium Ground Finch
Española Island - Marine Iguanas
Española Island - Marine Iguana
Española Island - The Xpedition in relation to a Marine Iguana.
Española Island - The Xpedition in relation to a Marine Iguana. Giving some focus to the iguana :)
Española Island - Galapagos Mockingbird
Española Island - Young Booby
Española Island - Lava Lizard
Española Island - Mockingbirds hunting
Española Island - Blue footed booby
Española Island - tiny baby sea lion
Española Island - Sally Lightfoot crab
Española Island - daredevil Sally Lightfoot crab
Española Island - Mike at the cliffs.
Española Island - Galapagos dove
Española Island - Finches
Española Island - peek-a-boo! Lava lizard.
Española Island - finch
Española Island - Baby Waved Albatross
Española Island - Abandoned Albatross egg
Española Island - Mockingbird checks out an abandoned albatross egg
Española Island - Baby Waved Albatross. Standing is too tiring.
Española Island - Rare glimpse of a short-eared owl resting on our path.
Española Island - Short-eared Owl.
Española Island
Española Island - Nazca Boobies
Mike taking some photo tips from David, our Naturalist.
Mike taking all the good pictures!
Cliffs of Española Island.
Waved Albatross in the skies over Española.
Española Island - Frigate bird
Cortny on Española
Española Island - Baby sea lion!
Española - sweet baby sea lion.
Rainbow appearing on the clifs of Española
Nazca Boobies on Española
Española - Nazca Boobies
Española - A group of nesting Nazca Boobies, all paired off
Española - The blowhole
Española - A Nazca Booby
Española - Waved Albatross mating dance
Española - Galapagos Hawk
Española - A Blue Footed Booby with two chicks
Española - A Blue Footed Booby baby
Española - A Blue Footed Booby with two little chicks
Española - A Blue Footed Booby with an itch
Española - A Galapagos Hawk
Española - A Galapagos Hawk being watched by Nazca Boobies
Española - A Galapagos Hawk takes flight
Española - A couple of Blue Footed Boobies
Española - A Blue Footed Booby
Española - Blue feet!
Española - A young Sea Lion
Española - Sleepy Sea Lions
Back on the Xpedition, with the fish eye
Looking out into the Pacific with the fish eye
Floreana Island - Medium Tree Finch
Floreana Island - The only Flamingo that we saw
Floreana Island - Flamingo
Floreana Island - One of our naturalists, Giovanna
Floreana Island - Parkinsonia aculeata
Floreana Island - Sally Lightfoot Crab
Floreana Island
Floreana Island - The most dangerous animal on the islands
Floreana Island - A frigate bird in flight
Floreana Island - Sea Lions on the beach
Floreana Island - Sea Turtles
Floreana Island - There were dozes of sea turtles swimming in the bay
Floreana Island - There were some sharks hanging out in this little bay
Floreana Island - "Baroness Lookout"
Floreana Island - From "Baroness Lookout"
Floreana Island - A lone Galapagos Penguin
Floreana Island - A Sea Lion and Sally Lightfoot Crab
Floreana Island - A Galapagos Penguin
Floreana Island - A sunning Sea Lion
Santa Cruz- smooth billed ani (an introduced species)
Santa Cruz- Brown Pelican
Santa Cruz- Great Blue Heron
Santa Cruz- Semi-palmated Plover
Santa Cruz- Sally Lightfoot Crab
Santa Cruz- Sanderling
Santa Cruz- Yellow Warbler
Santa Cruz- Black-necked Stilts
Daphne Major from Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz - American Oyster Catcher
Bartolome Island - Pinnacle Rock
Bartolome Island
Bartolome Island - A Sea Lion swimming
Bartolome Island - A couple of penguins
Bartolome Island - A small flock of penguins
Cortny on Bartolome Island
Bartolome Island - A Galapagos Peguin
Bartolome Island, from the top
Isabela Island - A giant Tortoise in the wild! A bit shy.
Isabela Island
Isabela Island - A "glue tree"
Isabela Island - Land Iguana
Isabela Island - A Giant Land Tortoise
Isabela Island - Medium Ground Finch
Isabela Island - (Green?) Warbler Finch
Isabela Island - (Medium Tree?) Finch
Isabela Island - Land Iguana running away
Isabela Island - Brown Pelican
Isabela Island - Marine Iguana
Isabela Island - Yellow Warbler
Isabela Island - Sally Lightfoot Crab
Isabela Island - Brown Pelican, water landing
Isabela Island - Dolphins swimming just off the coast
Fernandina Island - Marine Iguana being chased by a Sea Lion
Fernandina Island - Marine Iguana
Fernandina Island - Sea Lion
Fernandina Island - Marine Iguanas
Fernandina Island - Sea Lions
Fernandina Island - Marine Iguanas. The just stand still for hours
Fernandina Island - Sea Lion, pretending to be a shark
Fernandina Island - This was funny, the mother sea lion was calling just her baby, and chased the other one away
Fernandina Island - Play time is over
Fernandina Island - Young Sea Lion running
Fernandina Island - Sea Lions playing in the water
Fernandina Island - Nap time
Fernandina Island - Sea Tutrle
Fernandina Island - Lava Heron
Fernandina Island - Flightless Cormorant
Fernandina Island - Marine Iguana swimming
Fernandina Island - Sea Turtle on the beach (very rare to see)
Fernandina Island - Sea Turtle
Fernandina Island - Sea Turtle getting back to the water
Fernandina Island - Sea Turtle, back in the water
Fernandina Island - Flightless Cormorants
Fernandina Island - Sleepy Sea Lion
Fernandina Island
Santiago Island - Sea Lion
Santiago Island - Smooth Billed Ani
Santiago Island - Baby Sea Lion
Santiago Island - Sally Lightfoot Crab
Santiago Island - Sea Lions, Mother and Pup
Santiago Island - Sea Lions
Santiago Island - Great Blue Heron
Santiago Island - Sea Lion and Fred (one of the naturalists)
Santiago Island - Marine Iguana
Santiago Island - Great Blue Heron w/ a fish for breakfast
Santiago Island - Sea Lions and the Xpedition
Santiago Island - Galapagos Fur Seal (technically a Sea Lion)
Santiago Island - Sea Lion Pup
Santiago Island - Medium Ground Finch
Santiago Island - Mockingbird
Santiago Island - Prickly Pear Cactus
Santiago Island - Brown Pelican
Santiago Island - Brown Pelicans
Santiago Island - Sea Turtle
Santa Cruz - Ruddy Turnstone?
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz - Brackish pond
Santa Cruz - Medium Tree Finch
Santa Cruz - Land Iguana
Santa Cruz - Our group, hiking
Santa Cruz - Galapagps Mockingbirds
Santa Cruz - Lava Gulls
Cortny on Santa Cruz
Mike on Santa Cruz
Mike and Cortny on Santa Cruz
Mike and Cortny with Natalie and Oliver on Santa Cruz
Mike, Cortny, Jennifer, Malcom, Natalie, and Oliver on Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz - Yellow Warbler
Santa Cruz - The national park gift shop
Santa Cruz - Giant Tortoises at the Darwin Research Station
Santa Cruz - Jorge, one of our naturalists
Santa Cruz - Mike and Cortny with a Giant Tortoise at the Darwin Research Station
Santa Cruz - Ceasar, a Giant Tortoise at the Darwin Research Station
Santa Cruz - A Giant Tortoise at the Darwin Research Station
Santa Cruz - Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta Island Giant Tortoises
Santa Cruz - 3 - 5 year old Giant Tortoise
Santa Cruz - very young Giant Tortoise
Galapagos National Park logo
Santa Cruz - the fish market at Port Ayora
Santa Cruz - Port Ayora
Santa Cruz - Cortny at Port Ayora
Santa Cruz - Mike on the Zodiac near Port Ayora
Santa Cruz - Hiking, looking for Giant Tortoises in the wild
Santa Cruz - Female Vermilion Flycatcher
Santa Cruz - Giant Tortoise in the wild
Santa Cruz - White-cheeked Pintail Duck
Santa Cruz - Sea Lion on the pier
Santa Cruz - Mike and Cortny with a sleepy Sea Lion on the pier
Santa Cruz - sailing away
