• Cute critters day . . .

    November 29, 2021 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Busy day, 3hr tour with one of the ship’s Naturalists and then snorkelling in morning and then kayaking and snorkelling in the afternoon. It is end of the birthing season for sea lions and the pups are everywhere. They wait onshore while the mothers go off to feed and hang around shallow tidal pools where they are safe from sharks.

    And there are sharks! We met up with one in the afternoon snorkel session.

    The marine iguanas are everywhere and often share the same tidal pool areas as the sea lion pups

    And of course everyone’s Galapagos favourite, the obligatory Blue Footed Booby✅✅
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