The third day our guide took us out to the Tortuga Bay. We had to walk about 30 minutes through this desert before we got to the beach, and boy was it hot! The sun sure does beat down hard in the Galapagos.
Along the way we saw this tree, a poison tree. Our guide said if you eat the fruit you'll be dead within 2 minutes! Simply touching the leaves causes skin irritation. Talk about a dangerous fruit! The only animals that don't die from this fruit are the giant tortoises. I really feel bad for the people who had to discover this.
The beach was beautiful! Lots of soft white sand, and marine iguanas everywhere. They really are pretty fun to watch run around. Josh even chased a few.
The day before at the other beach, we put Owen in the water and he hated the waves! He got real scared and started crying. So here we found a calm little bay with no waves, and Owen had a blast playing and splashing in the water!
In the afternoon we drove towards the middle of the island. The elevation rises quite a bit, so the landscape was lush and green. We went to a place with two big volcanic sinkholes. These areas sunk a long long time ago.
Nearby the sinkholes was a lava cave. Supposedly there are several around the island. The caves form as lava flows and the the top starts to cool first, while the underlying lava continues to flow creating the tunnel.
Owen felt so adventurous walking through the cave!
Lastly, we went to an area where there were "wild" giant tortoises. Owen wanted to ride one, but we weren't allowed to touch any of the animals. So this is as close has he got.
3 comments:
How fun! The beach looks amazing! I'd love to go see it all someday. By the way, I don't think Owen could be any cuter!
You guys just seem to be having an amazing adventure! I love the iguanas and the tortoises...not something that you get to see everyday here! I'm glad that you're truly taking advantage of all there is to do and see while you're down there.
HOLY Turtle! That thing is huge!
Gloria
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