Galapagos good-byes

06/29/08

There are no less than 5 sea lions looking at me as I float submerged in the small lagoon off Isabella Island. We have come to see the Islas Tintereras or Shark Islands, where the black tip reef sharks rest in channels among the black lava islands. Unfortunately the sharks were off laying eggs elsewhere, but we could still see the abundance of other marine life. Baby iguanas scattered like rats along the lava path as we walked by. There were sea lions resting on the sandy beaches and larger marine iguanas swimming nearby. As the blue footed boobies and great frigate birds soared over- head, the little Galapagos penguins waddled about and bobbed up and down in the surf. The sun set in brilliant pinks and oranges over the flamingo lagoon as ducks left light trails in the water. As this day set on the majesty of the sea, so our last night in the Galapagos stretched to it’s end.