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If you willsoon tire of sea lions, this is not a trip for you...
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Pedro's "few rocks" taken to the next level -- this time, they are stacked vertically!
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Pedro's "few rocks" taken to the nex…
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Odd lava rock that looks like an elephant tooth, perhaps fpr the same reason an elephant tooth looks that way...
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Odd lava rock that looks like an ele…
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Red footed booby! Were not supposed to see these guys this trip, wrong islands, but this one was out of position and we looked at it in spite of expectations to the contrary.
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Red footed booby! Were not supposed…
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Dang tourists everywhere...
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Dang tourists everywhere...
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Walking up to the highlands to see wild tortoises. We did not walk fast enough for this one.
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Walking up to the highlands to see w…
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50 pounds worth of ild tortoise. But Pedro says we are behind the pace if we want to see more, we must walk faster.
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50 pounds worth of ild tortoise. Bu…
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We wlaked faster. Two big males about to square off and dispute economic policy, or related issues.
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We wlaked faster. Two big males abo…
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Smaller tortoise retreats, in a version of the "high speed chase" that lacks anything in the way of "high speed."
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Smaller tortoise retreats, in a vers…
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The victor lumbers back towards his mountain fastness.
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The victor lumbers back towards his …
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Heading back, another tortoise is heading up the trail.
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Heading back, another tortoise is he…
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The wind was usually quite strong, but for a moment it is kite weather, so this little octopus hits the air. Once he's above the turbulence, the Israeli contingent flies him for a photo op.
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The wind was usually quite strong, b…
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Brown pelicans
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Brown pelicans
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Inside "La Catedral," looking out at the other boat. A lovely spot, impossible to cpature with a camera.
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Inside "La Catedral," looking out at…
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A tunnel carved by the sea under "Wizard Hill."
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A tunnel carved by the sea under "Wi…
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View back toward Kicker Rock.
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View back toward Kicker Rock.
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Mom at sea.
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Mom at sea.
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Sally lightfoot
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Sally lightfoot
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Marine iguana -- at a given moment, it is like somebody blows a whistle and they all stop basking in the sun and head out to sea.
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Marine iguana -- at a given moment, …
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The only sally lightfoot I saw get in the water. They prefer to run across the surface to the next rock.
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The only sally lightfoot I saw get i…
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Ghost crab.
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Ghost crab.
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