The incredibly shallow and tricky channel that we came through!!
Sea lions asleep in the fishing boats
Giant tortoise breeding programme in Isabella, this little five year old was letting out a huge yawn!
Breeding hatches with one year old tortoises to protect them from birds and rats.
Sunset on the beautiful beach to the west of the main bay.
Flamingos on the salt lagoons inland of Isabella.
Our ´tour bus´, very cool!
Biggest papaya I have ever seen!
Sea lions chilling in the sunshine.
Mark, Mariekie and Gerrit trying to warm up!
Our very cool boat driver, Pescadito (little fish)
Sea lions floating around the rocks, with blue footed and masked boobies nesting above and frigot flying past. Went snorkelling up to them which was pretty cool. The wall continues to drop off straight down to about 60m.
Water taxis and tenders flying back and forth from the marina to the many boats in the bay.
Our only way of getting from the boat into town - the super friendly and effective water taxis.
Fresh fish coming in around midday.
Massive frigot birds coming in to pick up the scraps of fish after filleting.
Volleyball in the evenings off the main road, Charles Darwin Avenue. All very serious guys only local competitions.
Waterproofing a new barge, all school style with rope between the wooden boards.
Trunk of cacti indigenous to Santa Cruz, each of the islands has cacti from the same orginal species which have evolved to the micro climate and habitat of each island.
Berries filled with glue like sap that Pirates used to use to seal their envelopes or even as gel in their hair. Very sticky stuff!
Poisonous apples. They call this area the ´Garden of Eden´ becuase of the forbidden fruit and the non-poisonous snakes that can be found in the forests.
Beautiful turquoise waters against black volcanic rocks. More striking than this photo portrays.
The rocks were covered with massive crabs.
Natural breeding pool for sharks, which Mark felt compelled to snorkel in!
White tip reef sharks in the waters, very curious and peaceful for the most part. About 1.5m.
Shirley & Theo in the estuary inlet.
The mature crabs are a brilliant red colour.
Descendent of the sunflower species, now tall trees that are indigenous to Santa Cruz.
Massive volcanic sink hole, you can see the layers of rock which have been laid down over thousands of years of volcanic action on the island. Some species of plants at the bottom can be found nowhere else in the world. 
On the way to the lava tunnels, a little girl from one of the farms was 
Going down into the incredible lava tunnels that were created from 
About how light it was down there with a few guide lights!
Giant tortoise sanctuary where the tortoises migrate through from 
Taking a bath in algae pond with curious finch jumping around.
