Galapagos

A Peek at Evolution - Apr 1994

We approached Santa Cruz island near daybreak, after a night of watching dolphins leave phosphorescent trails under our keel.

Puerto Ayora is the destination of many cruisers (Wreck bay is the other) on their way to the South Pacific. A four-day tour on the Galapagos Adventure took us to outlying islands where we swam with sea lions, photographed marine iguanas up-close, and watched newly-hatched turtles struggle to the water before being eaten by frigate birds. Volcano flows laid down earlier this century were beginning to sprout life, and watching hundred year-old tortoises reminded us of Darwin, who walked where we were. It is an amazing stop-over. Take a look at some what we saw and click on them for a better view:

3000 miles later, we reached the Marquesas in French Polynesia

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