President's residence.
Quito
Jesuit cathedral.
Quito
Supporting the globe, one of us on each side of the equator.
La Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, north of Quito
Sailing Yacht Sagitta, our home for 11 days.
North Seymour Island
Blue-footed booby.
North Seymour Island
Sally Lightfoot crab. Allegedly named for a dancer who was fond of red dresses.
Gardner Bay, Espanola Island
Female lava lizard.
Gardner Bay, Espanola Island
Marine iguana in Espanola breeding colors.
Punta Suarez, Espanola Island
Juvenile booby; seems to find the world a bit intimidating.
Punta Suarez, Espanola Island
Darwin's observations of variations in Galapagos mockingbirds led to key insights concerning the origin of species.
Punta Suarez, Espanola Island
Michelle observing rays in the water below.
Punta Suarez, Espanola Island
Lava lizard. ("Practically any species whose name begins with Darwin, Galapagos, or lava is endemic.")
Punta Suarez, Espanola Island
Resident at the Darwin Research Station.
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island
Dinner at the Darwin Research Station.
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island
Traffic problems in the Santa Cruz highlands.
Santa Cruz Island
Tourists and tortoise.
Santa Cruz Island
Vermillion flycatcher in the dusk.
Santa Cruz Island
Inside Jacqueline de Roy's house.
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island
The geometry of the iguana.
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island
Mark, Prisca, Tory, Linda, Brian, Diana, Alex, Amanda, Sara, Julie, Bill, Allen, Michelle, and John. Photo by Greg.
Post Office Bay, Floreana Island
Cloudscape.
Isabela Island
Tasty!
Urvina Bay, Isabela Island
This iguana handles close-ups particularly well.
Urvina Bay, Isabela Island
Marine iguana.
Urvina Bay, Isabela Island
A little raggedy, but still dignified.
Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island
Lava heron.
Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island
Lava lizard.
Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island
Sunset on the equator. It's just a little too dark to see the equator line on the ocean at the bottom of the picture. :-) Too many clouds to see the green flash on this trip, unfortunately.
Off Isabela Island
A group of blue-footed boobies diving at high speed into the water, to grab fish.
James (Santiago) Island
Marine iguanas forming a Celtic knot?
James Bay, James (Santiago) Island
Red-footed booby.
Tower (Genovesa) Island
Male frigate bird, in courtship display.
Tower (Genovesa) Island
Male frigate bird with deflated pouch.
Tower (Genovesa) Island
OK, we won't go there.
Tower (Genovesa) Island
Red-footed booby checking out the photographers.
Tower (Genovesa) Island
Lava flows, cinder cones, and spatter cones, with Pinnacle Rock on the right.
Bartolome Island
Stark, but photogenic.
Bartolome Island
Allen and Michelle.
Bartolome Island
You might think this guy has been wandering around in too many yellow flowers, but in fact he's always this stylish.
South Plaza Island
Mmm, portulaca flowers. Tasty.
South Plaza Island
Slurping down one last portulaca petal.
South Plaza Island
Friends at last.
South Plaza Island
Michelle ascending to the Sagitta's crow's nest.
Somewhere on the way to Daphne Major
Rays swimming by the mangroves.
Black Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz Island
The setting for "The Beak of the Finch".
Daphne Major Island
On board the Sagitta, leaving Daphne Major for the airport on Baltra and our return to Quito.
Daphne Major Island