5/2/2024

Very soon after arriving on Baltra island we were taken to Santa Cruz II, the ship that was going to be our home for the next 6 days.

It was not long before we were on our first expedition on the zodiacs to explore the coastline.

Blue-footed Booby

Brown Noddy

Juvenile Swallow-tailed Gull

6/2/2024

Overnight the boat had sailed to the island of St Cristobal. Our first trip out was in the zodiac along the coastline and later we landed on a beach and were able to walk along the shoreline.

Yellow Warbler

Wandering Tattler

Medium Ground-Finch

Small Ground-Finch

In the afternoon we went ashore and visited a breeding centre for tortoises in the highlands. We only saw captive tortoises here. We saw several San Cristobal Mockingbirds.

San Cristobal Mockingbird

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

7/1/2024

Another day, another island. Today we are visiting the island of Santa Fe.

Santa Fe Land Iguana

Galapagos Mockingbird

Galapagos Flycatcher

Common Cactus-Finch