Galapagos Islands Vacation ! In August we were able to travel to the Galapagos Islands for a once in a lifetime adventure. We traveled with Natural Habitat Adventures on their Eastern itinerary on board the Nemo III catamaran luxury sailboat. Each day we traveled to a differnt Galapagos island where we hiked, snorkled and kayaked amongst the incredible wildlife where we learned about the ecosystem and animals from our incredible guides. Along the way we made new friends and enjoyed the spending time with them, the guides and the crew of the Nemo III. Jump To: Best of the Galapagos Day 0 - Quito Day 1 - North Seymour Day 2 - San Cristobal Day 3 -Espanola Day 4 - Floreana Day 5 - Santa Cruz Day 6 - More Santa Cruz and Santa Fe Day 7 - Bartolome Day 8 - Baltra Day 1 - North Seymour Island We arrived in Baltra by air from Quito in the morning and were able to board the Nemo III just in time for a nice lunch. After lunch, we embarked on a short sail to our first excursion - a nature hike on North Seymout Island where "you can see more". This island featured nesting grounds for the various Frigate Bird species as well as our first of many sightings of Blue Footed Boobies and Sea Lions.   First look at the Nemo III, the 75 foot cataraman where we and the other 13 guests and 7 crew would spend the next 8 days.     Our home away from home for the next 7 days Meet the "Panga" our Zodiac craft that would take us to and from excursions multiple times a day for the next week   The first of hundreds of Galapagos Sea Lions we would encounter both above and below the water on our trip. The Galapagos is home to about 10,000 Sea Lions. A male Magnificent Frigatebird and a Blue-Footed Booby surveying the coast for prey. The famed Blue-Footed Booby - the Galapagos is home to about 20,000 pairs of Blue-Footed Boobys of which we saw quite a few!   A Great Frigatebird - there are two species of Frigatebirds in the Galapagos, the Great and the aforementioned Magnificent A juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird near its nest. A Galapagos Land Iquana. A Frigate Bird chick

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Jump To:

• Best of the Galapagos
• Day 0 - Quito
• Day 1 - North Seymour
• Day 2 - San Cristobal
• Day 3 -Espanola
• Day 4 - Floreana
• Day 5 - Santa Cruz
• Day 6 - More Santa Cruz and Santa Fe
• Day 7 - Bartolome
• Day 8 - Baltra