Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands

Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands

Colorful colonial Quito

Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands


Somber Presidential guard


With a couple Norte Americano inspectors


Guides Pat & Denise – only the equator can come between them!



Hacienda Cusin – our lodge in

Otavalo

Otavala beauties proud of their jewelry



A couple of hams and a side of pork – guides

Pat and Dan on the Cascada Peguche Walk



Laguna de Cuicocha Crater Walk



The wild flowers were gorgeous

Laguna de Cuicocha Crater Walk



Zodiacing (is that a word?) to our ship

The Galapagos wonders begin


Galapagos version of Larry, Mo, & Curly


Oft-used Galapagos photographer’s pose



Galapagos underwater wonderland



One of the easy, “dry” landings



Pinnacle Rock Walk – Bartolomé Island



Guides Pat & Denise with our National Park guide

Pinnacle Rock Walk – Bartolomé Island




Attempting to take it all in

Note the blue eyes on this nesting cormorant


Note the camera frenzy among the WAI walkers


Marine iguana marveling at our soft puny legs


Galapagos photographer’s pose - #2 (squatting makes the photo clearer)


The aptly named Blue-footed Boobie


Juvenile pelicans marking the audacity

of our intrusion


Group photo with a seal – Rabida Island


OK… this photo shoot is over!


Land iguana proves that marine iguana cousin has no monopoly on “Galapagos ugly”


Janet and Nancy – mother/daugther photo op with an obliging Galapagos

giant tortoise


It takes a long time to grow such a long neck – sometimes 150 years


Pat uses his aggressive tortoise persona to come out of his shell

at the end of the trip


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Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands