Galapagos 2018

The two things you hear about the Galapagos before going are: The animals are everywhere, and they are unafraid! Sure enough, both are true. We

These are a few videos taken by Mike Rexon, a fellow traveler who graciously allowed me to post here. I believe Mike used a GoPro.

One of the more colorful creatures we saw was the Sally Lightfoot crab. They were on every rocky, windy shoreline we came across and stood

Oh, Eduardo, what’s not to love about Eduardo, our Galapagos guide? Eduardo is smart, knowledgeable, funny, enthusiastic, and passionate about wildlife. More, he never (to

Up earlier than usual (how is that even possible?), we headed out in the pangas under dark grey clouds towards Black Turtle Cove on Santa

On North Seymour Island, we came upon a colony of the Magnificent frigatebirds. Like voyeurs, we watched as they performed their rather comical and noisy

It is always difficult to stand by and watch injured or starving animals suffer in a natural environment. Like most other wildlife parks, the Galapagos

Everything you read about the abundant and unafraid wildlife on the Galápagos Islands is true. I didn’t really “get it” until our first day when

To move from our ship, the Tip Top II, to the various islands and back, we use pangas, small motorized rubber boats. There are two

We left Quito early to catch our morning flight to Galapagos. Before even checking in, our bags had to be scanned for any fresh fruits,