Travels with Dan

Day 1 and 2: Galapagos Islands ceramic garden, tour of the bay and flamingoes

This is the first post of photos from our recent trip to the Galapagos Islands. On day 1 we found this little ceramic garden in Puerto Ayora, as well as a sculpture dedicated to Charles Darwin.

Ceramic Garden

Darwin

On day 2 we went on a tour of the bay for half a day. First stop was rocks to check out marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies and sea lions, all while within the boat. Then we went to Las Grietas, a volcanic fracture with water, and finally a walk around the Tunnel of Love and views of marine iguanas and Sally lightfoot crabs. Oh, and seals.

Rocks and cacti

Sleeping sea lion

Blue-footed Boobies!

Booby!

Marine iguana in hiding

More cacti

Another camouflaged marine iguana

Cactus on the way to see Las Grietas

Las Grietas

Fungi

Lagoon near Las Grietas (with heron)

Lagoon

Sun-baking sea lions

Sally lightfoot crab

Face off!

Marine iguana

Tunnel of Love (apparently)

Marine iguanas just doing their thing

Sunning

Iguana conference

Chillin

Chatting

Cool ‘guana

Me and my wonderful hat and some iguanas

Yo!

Soaking it up

Sallies and the sea

You shall not pass

Rub my belly!

Later that afternoon we took a hellish boat ride from Santa Cruz to Isabela. Once we’d checked-in, the hotel manager took us to a nearby lagoon where we could see Galapagos flamingoes and a Galapagos duck.