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Bill was so excited the first night on Galapagos that he woke at 3am and lay on the hammock listening to the barking sea lions until sunrise!

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The kayaks are ready and waiting!

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Sally lightfoot crab

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Striated heron

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Sea lions with crabs

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Prickly-pear cactus blossoms

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Finch! But more specifically, a filching finch busy trying to steal our lunch

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These platforms were built in the hope that sea lions would prefer them to nearby anchored boats

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The sea lions love the platforms, but they still make a mess of boats too!

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Sandy and Toby have the first blue-footed booby sighting!

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Happy to be on the water...

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But wait...where is everyone?

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Oh, there they are...speeding away!

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Giselle valiantly trying to keep pace with the group...

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Our guide, Alfredo

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A bevy of kayaks

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Salvador (on the right) is the group's naturalist extraordinaire!

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Paddling past a sea lion

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A good napping spot

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And off they go...

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isn't this romantic? It's just us!

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Snorkeling off Isla Lobos

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Swimming with curious sea lions!

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doing flips

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Keeping an eye on Bill

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Very playful

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Trying to figure this guy in the red shirt out

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underwater wrestling

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a sting ray

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Bill surfacing with a sea lion!

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A very happy Bill :>

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Marine iguana surveying its domain

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Iguana with sea lions

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Another sting ray

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Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido)

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Sea birds on Kicker Rock

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Snorkeling!

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Narrow passageway between the rocks

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Sea turtle!

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Bill chasing the sea turtle

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Tom and the sea turtle

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A playful sea lion showing off its moves

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This sea lion was very curious and playful. I stayed pretty still while it did lots of flips and kept swimming right up to the camera!

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checking everything out

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Giselle underwater

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Giselle swimming determinedly

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White-tipped reef shark!

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Nazca booby with its young

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Male frigate birds with their bright red neck balloons

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This young sea lion was determined to wriggle his way up this sheer rock wall.

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Nazca and blue-footed boobies

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Goodbye, Kicker Rock!

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Hello, sting ray!

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Floating in paradise

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Back in Port Baquerizo Moreno, the sea lions are lounging

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...as is Bill :>

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This young pup was anxiously awaiting its mother's return from the water

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As you can see, the sea lions have the run of the town!

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Sea lion pup nursing

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Swaggering

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Goodnight sea lions!