National Geographic Lindblad Trip - Last Days

From Ecuador

Photos here.

We made an early morning visit to one of the iconic places in the Galapagos - Cerro Dragon. It is a volcanic hill with views down to a unique rock formation next to a beautiful beach. It was many steps up but the view was very, very nice.

In the last days we went snorkeling many times. It was so great. What was so really good was that we saw penguins not only on the rocks but also in the water with us. It was really impossible to get a photo of them in the water. They are super fast swimmers. I was checking them out and one almost swam right into my face. It was like a guided missile shooting at me. It certainly startled me.

Austin did not snorkel until the last day. However, he saw everything on that last day. He got to see all the fish plus penguins, sea lions and turtles. It was great.

Thanks Dad for such a great trip. We all enjoyed it and will remember it always.