Our first day in the Galapagos consisted of an adventure I could never even dream of, and it only got better throughout the week. After getting settled on our lovely boat, we took a walk with our Guide around Isla Baltra, a small island located directly north of Santa Cruz. Expecting to see a couple birds and one or two sea lions, I was not expecting my camera to nearly fill up during the first couple hours spent on the islands. Words can't exactly do Isla Baltra justice, so here come quite a few photographic supplements of our first adventure in the Galapagos:
Swallow-tailed gulls showing some love
Who says lava lizards can't be sassy?
This land iguana was wondering what
we were doing in his personal bubble.
A male frigate bird showing off his gular sac for us.
Or maybe for the lady birds.
A juvenile frigate bird, not quite ready to leave the nest.
Just chomping on a snack.
This guy was a pro at posing for the camera.
A blue footed booby, known as the unofficial mascot of the Galapagos
A lava gull joined us in admiring the scenery.
I like to think these marine iguanas were best friends.
Galapagos sea lions seemed to be quite the experienced models.
Too cute for words
