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| Espumilla Beach, Isla Santiago, Galapagos This is not such an unusual sight in the Galapagos, where the animals have unfettered access to their habitat, but visiting humans definitely do not— which is absolutely as it should be. |
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| We did encounter a couple of the locals, who graciously shared their beach with us. [To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, visit Dale's meme.] |
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| This great bearded heron looks a bit like a grumpy old man in a gray overcoat, doesn't it? The only one of its kind that we saw in the Galapagos, this bird was strolling along a lava field on Isla Santiago (and like all the creatures we encountered, on land or in the sea, not the least bit bothered by us). [To see more ABC posts, go here.] |
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| These well-tended—by which I mean aggressively left in peace, if that's not too much of an oxymoron— volcanic islands have to be the most incredible place I've ever had the privilege to visit. (I'm pretty sure I'll be back for the letters H and I.) What you see here in the foreground is an ancient volcano that's now under water. [To see more ABC posts, go here.] |
