Since we had lost our dinghy, we had to get a water taxi to take us from the boat to shore. This was the last morning of our boat tour, and we spent it visiting the Charles Darwin Research Centre (CDRC) in Puerto Ayora. The main function of the Research Centre is the study and breeding of the different species of Giant Land Tortoises. The first few pens held some of the baby tortoises, which were very cute, then the other larger pens held the adults. We had un...

Our boat moved a small distance early in the morning so when we arose for breakfast, we were near South Plaza Island, just of the coast of Isla Santa Cruz. After breaky we jumped in the dingy to the island for a walk around. As soon as we put our feet on land we were surrounded by sea lions, both adults and babies, resting on the rocks. There were also various types of sea birds and a Canario Maria. One of the things that hit us first on this island was the s...