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| Laying with Jeff |
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| Sea Lion and Marine Iguana |
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| Tintoreras |
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| Iguanas Fighting over turf |
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| Wall of Tears |
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| Wall of Tears |
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| Giant Tortoise Breeding Center |
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| Victor holding baby turtle |
Early to bed, early to rise we awoke at 6am to take a long walk to the islet of the Tintoreras, situated to the south of Puerto Villamil in Isabela. Just a few minutes into the walk, we encountered white tip sharks resting in a shallow crevice of crystalline waters. We proceeded along a path of black lava rock where several marine iguanas rested. For the first time, we witnessed two males fighting for territory. By jerking their heads up and down, they asserted their dominance until one backed down and was forced to find a new home and mates. Later we enjoyed some free time on the shores of Puerto Villamil. In the evening we visited the Wall of Tears, "Muro de las Lagrimas," built by convicts in 1945-1959. As a cruel form of punishment, these prisoners, many of whom were unjustly convicted, were forced to carry these heavy stones one by one from very far distances. After we checked out a giant tortoise breeding center where we saw baby turtles for the first time.
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