November 29, 2011 - Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Flightless Cormorant

Iguanas spooning

Sea Lion sun-bathing

Cormorant hunting


Cormorants nesting

Marine Iguanas warming up before feeding

Flightless Cormorant

Blue-Footed Boobies

Blue-Footed Boobies

Blue-Footed Booby
Sunset that evening

With much anticipation, we arrived at Fernandina, the youngest and most active volcano in the Galapagos. We walked along the flat lava of Punta Espinosa and saw flightless cormorants diving into the waters in search of food.  Green sea turtles bathed in the tide pools and marines iguanas scattered across the rocks in large numbers. Rambunctious sea lions played as iguanas dipped in the water to feed on algae. There is nothing more beautiful than to see wildlife in harmony. In the afternoon, we took a boat ride around Tagus Cove, on the west coast of Isabela where we finally saw blue footed boobies resting on the volcanic rock along with penguins and pelicans. Our Galapagos trip was coming to an end but what a way to end it.

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