Fotos de la Isla Bartolome

Today was mostly about gorgeous (and arguably Martian-like) landscapes on an island that is only 350,000 years old (virtually nothing speaking geologically, according to our guide; the oldest Galapagos island is 5 million). We climbed 367 stairs to a high point on the island and the views on the way were absolutely breathtaking. There was very little wildlife, but we did finally see some Galapagos penguins in the water and on the rocks--the 2nd smallest species in the world and the only one that ever crosses into the northern hemisphere!

Some Beautiful Landscapes




Bartolome...or Mars?


A Galapagos Penguin! Possibly one of the cutest animals I have ever seen in real life.


The Frigate Bird: called the Galapagos pirate because it steals everyone's booty. Mean.