Elizabeth Bay was full of wildlife. There is no landing place--we explored from the dingies. The red mangroves are a great refuge for a variety of animals.
We viewed eagle rays, golden rays, bluefooted boobies, sea turtles, sea lions, flightless cormorants...on the water we saw 16 penguins and flying fish! Golden rays (Staci Edwards)
This series of photos (more in the album) was some of my favorites...three of the iconic species of the Galapagos grouped together for amazing poses. Storm Petrels, named after Peter, who walked on water (Staci Edwards)
Storm petrels hover over the water, feeding on plankton. You could see them between swells and they always looked so delicate. Like the ocean could just swallow them up.
From the Guantanamera, we saw a whale! Whale! (Staci Edwards)
Urbina Bay showed us 14 wild land tortoises, one land iguana, hermit crabs...here we saw a skeleton of a land tortoise. Acrylics, colored pencil (Staci Edwards)
The Galapagos tortoise is the worlds largest, reaching 5 feet across and weighing up to 550 pounds. They are endemic to the islands. They can live a year without eating or drinking! They are long-living, over 100 years, but they nap 16 hours a day, so...I am sure that helps. Tortoises whose food sources are low to the ground have short necks and a low arch to the shell. If the food source is up high, the arch to the shell is much higher, and their necks are much longer! Acrylics, colored pencil (Staci Edwards)
The beach here was like pepper. White and black sand, really gritty. We encountered many types of beach in Galapagos...soft, pale white sand, completely red sand...black sand...More evidence to show how these different islands were formed. Peppery black and white sand of Urbina Bay, and a sea turtle egg (Staci Edwards)
The snorkeling was tough. The surf really threw us around.
But with big rewards...
At least 7 sea turtles fed on the rocks below us. This guy was pretty territorial. (Staci Edwards)
Erin is such a fabulous resource! She helped us bring our target destinations to life by suggesting activities that match our interests, fabulous lodging and excursion options, and patiently coordinating a seamless experience.
Debra D - RI USA
1 day ago
I don’t have the words to describe it but the last week has been one of the best I can remember. 6 days of adventure in South East Alaska including trekking through lush rain forest, sitting in silence listening to glaciers calving, up early to see the northern lights, kayaking and stupidly swimming in iceberg frozen waters ! (That actually hurt).
Animal sightings including black and brown bears, Minke and hundreds of Humpack Whales, porpoises, sea lions, mountain goats, harbour seals, bald eagles, salmon and more birds than I can count. Wonderful friends and connections made. A huge shout out to Trevor and his totally amazing crew on the Admiralty Dream whose energy and enthusiasm made this most incredible experience.
DAVID JAMES
2 days ago
Excellent safari trip with Adventure Life and Albatross Travel. Special shout out to our guides Eric Turasha (Kenya), and Blasi Shirima (Tanzania) from Albatross Travel. Both were world class!!! The trip went off without a hitch; all the camps were amazing…worth mentioning...one of the camps we were going to stay in on the Tanzanian side was damaged by high winds so we ended up in a different camp (Mara under Canvas Camp). Can't say enough good things! A great experience and superb service!!
Brenda Cox
3 days ago
very easy to deal with kassandra. she listened to what our interests were and planned a great trip for us. nothing to worry about!
carole therisod
3 days ago
Always professional knowledgeable and efficient. Jess H. is great.
