Category Archives: Galapagos

Blog posts relating to the Galapagos Islands

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Black Turtle Cove & Quito

An early start this morning to be packed and ready to depart the Beagle. Before we disembark for the last time, we take a panga ride around Black Turtle Cove, with two other pangas from […]

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Chinese Hat and Dragon Hill

Today is the last full day of the cruise, and we visit Chinese Hat and Dragon Hill. For some reason Sombrero Chino is disappointing – maybe due to the fact that the access to the island […]

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North Seymour Island & Bartolome, Galapagos

North Seymour Island & Bartolome North Seymour is home to a small colony of Galapagos Sea Lions, and a large crèche of great frigate birds, and magnificent frigate birds. The great frigate birds breed all […]

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Santa Fe & South Plaza, Galapagos

Santa Fe & South Plaza On arrival at Santa Fe we are greeted by the sight of a female Galapagos sea lion struggling to give birth. It is a longer and harder labour than that […]

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San Cristobal Island

Around 3am, the captain sets sail for Punta Pitt, around the northern tip of San Cristobal island. We disembark for a short 2 hour hike up the old lava fields to reach a viewpoint that […]

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Espanola Island, Galapagos

Punta Suarez on Espanola Island is one of the highlights of the fortnight in the Galapagos to date. Home to marina iguanas with brilliant turquoise, red and green breeding colours, the waved albatross, the Galapagos […]