On the west coast of Isabela Island, we encountered tortoises and land iguanas at Urbina Bay and later in the day, hiked through a “ghost forest” above Tagus Cove.

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Urbina Bay just after sunrise

 

Remains of a pelican on the beach

 

More from the beach

 

Follow the tracks …

 

 

 

Friendly welcome …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land iguanas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tortoise romance …

 

The Golondrina in Urbina Bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snorkeling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ghost forest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sailing east from Isabela at day’s end

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more about my book, The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey, click here: https://fortresspress.com/thegalapagosislandsaspiritualjourney

For UK readers, the title is God Unbound: Theology in the Wild – available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1786222019

 

You’ll find my photographs for each day here:

DAY 1: brianmclaren.net/galapagos1

DAY 2: brianmclaren.net/galapagos2

DAY 3: brianmclaren.net/galapagos3

DAY 4: brianmclaren.net/galapagos4

DAY 5: brianmclaren.net/galapagos5

DAY 6: brianmclaren.net/galapagos6

DAY 7: brianmclaren.net/galapagos7

DAY 8: brianmclaren.net/galapagos8