Shore Excursion to Isla Lobos
Our first shore excursion in the Galapagos. It was originally supposed
to be on Isla Santa Cruz but due to some civil unrest there we had to
re-route to this island instead. The unrest was due to local fisherman
blocking the roads in protest of the quotas on Sea Cucumbers. Apparently
even though the waters around the Galapagos are a marine reserve they
still allow local fisherman to catch some amount of fish.
So here we are at Isla Lobos, a tiny island off the west coast
of Isla San Cristobal. This was a great place to see some of the
endemic plants as well as see Sea Lions up close and personal plus get
our first look at Blue Footed Boobies. There were several young Sea Lions
on this island which were cute and curious. We also saw some of
the Sally Lightfoot Crabs but these were all babies and extra paranoid
so we never got a close look. We also saw several of the 13 varieties
of Finches on the islands as well as our first look at Frigate Birds.
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