Cabin No. 8

Comfortable accommodation but with "Central Air Conditioning" sometimes the room can become very cold.
Afternoon Tour..

That will take us by bus to a natural tortoise habitat and then to a lava tunnel
The Only Gas Station..

On Santa Cruz.. and probably the only fire station too...
Bike HOV Lane

Located on the right side of the highway but sometimes used by cars.
Bella Vista

A beautiful town along our route to the highlands
El Carmen...

And farm country along the way
Which Is Bigger...

Male or Female Tortoise..
98..99.. 100

Tortoise Push-ups...
A Tree That Protects Itself

From predators and helps fight off invasive plants like blackberries by dropping it's leaves.
Gaint Tortoise

Mostly males roaming free and relaxing. Females are off to lay eggs, miles away from here.
Tortoise Dung..

Examined to determine tortoise diet particularly what seeds were consumed. These seed can be transported miles away due tortoise slow digestive system
Feeding Time..

Although tortoise can go months without food or water
No Tocar..

Something pirates should have been told as their activities lead to the extinction of at least one species of Galápagos tortoise. Tortoise can live up to one year without eating so they were taken byRead more
Wild Guavas

One of the fruits that can be a part of the tortoise's diet
Why Did The Tortoise...

Cross the road...
Last One In The Water...

Is a rotten egg..
Chillin..

One way to keep your cool when maintaining the correct body temperature is important.
Did You Know..

Coffe is grown in the Galápagos
Cows Grazing ..

Under what only seem to be a funnel cloud
The Lava Tunnel

One entrance to this proof of the amazing force of volcanoes and nature
Inside Lava Tunnel

Almost incomprehensible how this formed and to walking where lava once flowed.. Amazing!
Walk Don't Run..

Enjoy the creative power of nature
Plant Life..

Inside of Lava Tunnel
Our Turn Around Point

Although we could continue another 200m through some narrow passages to another exit.
The Other Entry Or Exit..

Point for Lava Tunnel. Also a spot for fresh of the tree fruit
Amy Slifeawesome - any rough waters?