Bad Knees Travel,

This trip was physically tough.  Yeah, I could have opted out for a break, but there was SO MUCH to see. The Galapagos trip ended up being a saga rather than a post.   For links to the whole trip please go to the first Galapagos post. The morning was full of stuff.  Enough adventure for a whole week. Fortunately the afternoon was mostly about sitting in the panga and letting the boat guy do his stuff. Elizabeth Bay on Isabella Island gave us an opportunity to go in the mangroves. This is one of the few areas with lots of vegetation. I will give you some of the photos, but there is no way to express the amazing things we saw, like sea lions in the trees, and penguins nesting in the mangrove. When we got deep in the grove, the motor was turned off, and our driver would use an oar to pole us along. I am afraid that a few of us started singing the  Gilligan song Moon over the mangroves Kay and the Pelican That white dot in there is a penguin. What would Cumberbatch say? A zoom shot of

Lulu had fun getting each of us with a boobie on our head The Galapagos trip ended up being a saga rather than a post.   For links to the whole trip please go to the first Galapagos post. This post will focus more on the photos, and less on my commentary.  And if you want to just look at the pictures, just click on one of the photos and a slide show will magically appear.   Kay with a tortoise Urbina Bay was our introduction to the Land Tortoise, land queen of the Galapagos. Saving these magnificent creatures is what it is all about. Here also we meet the land iguanas. Most of this post will be their photos. I have tried to pair distance photos with the close ups. We were close enough that we could have touched them, but no touching is allowed….that is unless they touch you. Poison apples Poison apple tree   As we gathered once we disembarked, one of our group decided to move off the approved trail (a big no no). This is when Lulu told us about the Manzanillo, the Poison Apple. Th