Throughout our lives we’ve always heard about the incredible, unique and plentiful wildlife of the Galapagos Islands. But we’d never really heard much or knew much about the fantastical, other-worldly landscape of the islands until we actually arrived and saw it for ourselves. Amazing!
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All told, we took hundreds upon hundreds of photos during our incredible adventure in the Galapagos. Most of them of all the different types of spectacular wildlife you’ll find around the islands. But this… this one is actually one of our very favorite shots,
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Ahhhh! Life is good in the Galapagos, especially when you’re a Galapagos sea lion! These friendly, furry, curious little guys are all over the islands. And when they’re not swimming alongside the snorkelers, they’re takin’ it easy on the beach. And the rocks. And the park benches. Just about anywhere, really.
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As you’ll see in today’s kickoff episode of our epic journey through the legendary Galapagos Islands, we didn’t have to wait long after arriving to come face to face with the islands’ most famous residents: the Galapagos giant tortoises. Such fascinating creatures! Click through for the full version…
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So nobody likes to call anybody’s baby ugly. 🙂 But we’ve gotta say the tiny little baby flightless cormorant we saw poking its head up from its nest on the Galapagos Island of Fernandina was so adorably ugly he absolutely made our hearts melt. Check him out!
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Who doesn’t enjoy a bit of yoga on the beach? We caught his Galapagos sea lion striking a perfect cobra pose during our sunset walk on the island on Santiago. Excellent form, little buddy! Namaste.
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We were fortunate to see so many different types of rare and incredible animals during our Adventure Life cruise through the Galapagos Islands, but few creatures captured our hearts and our imaginations like the lovable Galapagos giant tortoise.
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Yes, life is indeed good in the Galapagos Islands. Particularly when you’re a Galapagos giant tortoise! Spotted this tired old guy napping at a tortoise breeding center on the island of Isabela near Puerto Villamil. So much fun to sit and watch these guys, even when they’re doing absolutely nothing.
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As we mentioned in the post that accompanied yesterday’s episode, wherever we travel we always hold a special spot in our hearts for those places that remind us a little bit of home. And few places we’ve visited remind us of the vast, beautiful wide open spaces, big skies and endless plains of West Texas, more than the Patagonian plains of Argentina.
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Back home in Texas, we still have our cowboys. Our vaqueros. Though it’s true – there aren’t as many true cowboys remaining today, you still don’t have to look too far to find ’em. As the legend holds, cowboys are generally strong, honest, silent types – but very proud and certainly capable of kicking your ass when provoked. And it turns out the very same could be said for their Argentine counterparts.
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