Isabela, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

... off to see if we can find some more wildlife. Please pinch me. In the space of a small island off Isla Isabela we find the Galapagos penguin, sea lions and masses and masses of iguanas. Dreams are coming true thick and fast on Galapagos! A few days ...

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... tend to be very tame. There are lots of sea lions (Lonely Planet describes them as "the golden retrievers of the Galapagos"). Also marine iguanas, pelicans, a few penguins and, my favourite - the blue footed booby!  I am staying in the town ...

Ultimo giorno a Isabela e ultimo vero giorno di vacanza. Visitiamo la parte a nord di puerto Villamil e vediamo il museo delle lacrime (i resti di un sito penitenziario), un mirador con una vista meravigliosa, il tunnel di lava  e vicina la playa dell ...

... lots of other tourists, but also a beautiful black sand beach, lovely small trees - one the "Poisonous Apple" and another, the Galapagos Cotton. We had a wet landing on the beach and it was immediately swelteringly hot.  Each day I've put on my SPF ...