| Welcome to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal, Archipiélago Galapagos, Ecuador |
| Close encounter with the local wildlife the first night... and every night thereafter! |
| These creatures are not cute! |
| The anchorage in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno from the sea lion perspective |
| Sea lions were everywhere in San Cristóbal |
| Xeric vegetation reminded us of Arizona! |
| The visitor center and harbor |
| Columnar cactus |
| A cactus forest |
| Let sleeping pelicans lie |
| San Cristóbal's calm anchorage |
| An official welcome to the giant tortoise breeding center on San Cristóbal |
| Nothing interrupts mealtime |
| Bob on the boardwalk |
| Mud is cool.... |
| ...mud puddles even cooler. |
| To chomp low vegetation, they have to turn their heads sideways |
| You can hear them crunching away |
| Breeding centers are very successful in raising turtles and hatching incubated eggs, but rats, cats, dogs, pigs, and donkey hoofs will get most of these little guys |
| A Dr Seuss tree-- any other ideas of identification? |
| An unknown but quite lovely flower |
