Galapagos Rocking

Time to reflect. Time to explore. Time to sleep. Time to be with friends.
Conversations seems to at home here in the Galapagos. David and Sandey, Dennis and Rita, Irena and Cress have had the pleasure of many leisure hours chatting, walking about, and simply sharing the magnificence of this place.
Presently we are on San Cristobel Island of the Galapagos. Its a dry, scrubby shoreline, cacti and thorny scrub. Higher up in the interior, tropical vegetation is lush. Lots and lots of bird life. I am enchanted by the Frigate birds. Wonderful flyers. We made a short climb to of one of the low volcanic cones on the island to walk around the rainwater lake within. Above, a storm of Frigate birds soared in the mid day breeze, taking turns diving past us for the surface of the lake, never landing but washing their winds in a low level fly by of the lake surface. Then they would climb back overhead to do a flutter dive, shaking the water from their wings before repeating the cycle.

Its is, though, a bit overrun by tourists, of which admittedly we are one. We thought this statue of Darwin seemed to be saying to the cruise ships and airline passengers - "Take a Hike"
 We walked with the Tortoises, snorkeled with the sea turtles and sea lions. The giant tortoises were cool and the sea turtles too, weighing what we weigh.
Later today, we will sail for the Saint Isabella Island, 80 miles away. More likely motor.
Every day I work to pause and reflect on our good fortune to roam about this kingdom. Truly we are blessed.