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mfurfur: We arrived in Guayaquil and stayed at the Hotel del Parque overnight
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mfurfur: Day 2: flew 600 miles to the Galapagos and landed on Baltra, which was a US military base in WWII
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mfurfur: Welcome to the Galapagos!
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mfurfur: a short bus ride to the dock on Baltra where a lazy sea lion barely acknowledged our arrival
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mfurfur: then a short zodiad ride to our ship for the week
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mfurfur: National Geographic Islander
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mfurfur: Galapagos islands
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mfurfur: Pinnacle Rock is part of Bartolome Island
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mfurfur: "moonscape" on Bartolome Island; we climbed the 380 steps for a beautiful of the surrounding islands
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mfurfur: our ship is in the distance
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mfurfur: just a few hearty plants, like this lava cactus can grow here
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mfurfur: we made it to the top!
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mfurfur: fingers on Pinnacle Rock
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mfurfur: Pinnacle Rock
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mfurfur: getting ready to snorkel
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mfurfur: a friendly Galapagos penguin
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mfurfur: on Santa Cruz Island we visited Cerro Dragon (aka Dragon Hill) to see the Galapagos land iguanas, but first, a little lava lizard
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mfurfur: critter camoflage made it critical to watch where we stepped
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mfurfur: plush greenery at this time a year keeps the land iguanas well-fed
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mfurfur: the Galapagos ladybug has no spots
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mfurfur: hiding in its house
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mfurfur: "More tourists?"
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mfurfur: heron quietly waiting and watching for dinner
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mfurfur: Santa Cruz Island toward sunset
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mfurfur: back to the ship after a great adventure
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mfurfur: zodiac trip around Champion Inlet near Floreana Island; a red-billed tropicbird