Galapagos: Yacht Darwin Day 7-8

Day 7: Bartolome Island

Bartolome is a very young island, thus it has very sparse vegetation.

Lava cactus.

Daphne major and minor in the background.

Those red rocks used to be islets off the coast until the lava flow encircled them and incorporated them into the main island. 

Jaz & Joe.

Lots of stairs to the top.

At the top.

View from the top with pinnacle rock on the far right.

Galapagos Hawk.

Panorama from the top of the island.

Galapagos Hawk.

Galapagos Hawk.

We got to swim with penguins! :)

Titanic moment on the boat. [Kara & Liv]

Pillow lava.

Joe doing headstands on the lava. This can only be defined as the "lava crazies."

Our boat & Pinnacle Rock.

Day 8: North Seymour Island

Gorgeous sunrise for our last day on the boat.

Male frigate bird. They inflate their gular (giant red sac) to attract females.

Male frigate bird. 

Female frigate bird. 

Male frigate bird. 

Male frigate bird. 

Daphne Major. 

Sadly this was our last stop on the boat! After we departed we headed back to Santa Cruz to take in the Galapagos for a few more days! Post coming soon! :)