The Galápagos, belatedly

Better late than never, eh?


On Day 2 in the Galápagos, Rory and I arrived at the conclusion that the islands were an elaborate set, a sort of GalapaDisney, in which all the animals are tame and are fed secretely at night by an army of zookeepers who live inside the (hollow) volcanos. Our theory was further supported by the hydraulic noises that the tortoises made whenever they moved. Robots, clearly.

Eventually, I got over the feeling that I was being had and let the sheer magnificence of the Galápagos wash over me. Normally, wild animals are wary of humans, but in the Galápagos the opposite is true. I was nuzzled by sea lion pups and pecked by mockingbirds. I snorkeled with four species of shark. The poor zoom my camera felt neglected from lack of use. All in all, an amazing week.

More pictures are up on facebook.