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| first there was Bartolome, where they filmed Master and Commander |
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| take 2 |
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| and adorable Galapagos penguins |
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| there're penguins back there somewhere |
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| next I found a booby (blue footed)! |
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| and another protecting his <2 month old booby baby |
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| i couldn't get over the blue feet! |
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| then there were the giant tortoises (namesake of the islands) |
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| the tortoises on each island are a bit different, for survival of course #evolution |
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| and of course I had to play with more sea lions |
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| because you can never get enough of them |
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| luckily these precious things are on every beach and every island |
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| and dock and boat and anywhere else they can layout! |
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| the beaches were exquisite |
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| guarded by huge Galapagos iguanas |
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| who don't know how good they have it :) |
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| the pink flamingos were pretty but kind of boring |
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| so I went on a snorkeling trip to find more sharks |
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| we snorkeled through the volcano caves of Isabela |
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| full of white-tipped sharks |
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| which was definitely scarier than with scuba gear on |
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| on the way back from snorkeling the captain let me drive the boat |
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| easily more dangerous than the sharks |
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| did I mention it was turtle mating season? |
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| yep... |
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| so cheers to the Galapagos |
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| thanks for the best two weeks imaginable! location: Islas Galapagos |
