Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The Galapagos islands.

Galapagos islands made famous by Charles Darwin is a pleasure to visit. The magical islands with its unique and friendly animals bring hope to change the strained relations between man and animals through out the world.   There has been a history of violence against the animals of these islands but they are not afraid of man today.  We walk past nests of blue footed booby birds  and frigate birds without them moving a feather.  It is a pleasure to provide a glimpse of this once in a lifetime experience. 
The mystical Galapagos islands.


Something moving on the rocks?

Yes, they are Marine Iguanas which are found only on these islands.



Blue footed booby birds.

A blue footed booby bird and its young.

Blue footed booby bird chicks.

A juvenile blue footed booby bird.

Frigate birds.


A juvenile frigate bird.

Our guide Grace with a Frigate bird head skeleton.

A Land Iguana.

A turtle with an elongated neck. The Galapagos islands derive its name from this turtle.

A giant turtle in the wild.

It is quite a pleasure to watch a wild turtle graze without being disturbed by your presence.

A bit of snorkeling to see fish and anemones. The land is talked about plenty but the waters are even more wonderful.

A fisherman and the brown Pelicans.

Slicing a tuna fish.


Pelicans keep watch near the tuna fish.

Enjoy your slice of fresh tuna!

The city of Guayaquil in Ecuador.

We stopped at Guayaquil only to go to the more famous Galapagos islands. But we felt quite at home in this city. The food in general was awesome. The shrimps especially are well cleaned and tastes fresh. Never tasted better shrimps in my life.
Guayaquil as seen from Santa Ana Hill.


Guayaquil like most of Ecuador is predominantly catholic.

An embalmed saint.


An Iguana park in the city.




Girl feeding an Iguana.


Girl holding the Iguana's tail.

Historic park - Macaws.


Historic park - Ant eaters.

Historic park - Sloth.

Historic park - Banana plantation sampler.

Historic park - Corn plantation sampler.

Historic park - Cocoa beans.

The best cocoa in the world comes from Ecuador and we vouch for that.

Mangoes are available all year since Ecuador is on the equator and they have summer all year round.

Some fruits we got from the supermarket to try.

All kinds of beans are available at the supermarket.

I think not just cocoa but the best shrimps in the world come from Ecuador too.

Shrimp Saviche and banana chips.

Tree tomato juice.

Care from some grilled bananas?


Flowers that caught my attention.


A lovely ceramic vase for the beautiful Guayaquil flowers.