We landed on a volcanic beach. Later, when we went snorkeling, we saw many, very beautiful fish along these rocks.
On the beach, we were greeted by the normal assortment of sea lions:
As we walked over land, we also saw our regular assortment of birds, including the Galapagos flycatcher
and mockingbird:
After a few minutes, we reached the volcanic cliffs and lava tunnels
Here we saw more marine iguanas and a heron
but also fur sea lions
they are smaller than sea lions (as you can see in this male, below) and are covered in a thicker fur (hence the name). They were slaughtered nearly to extinction.
The path along the beach crossed lava fields, weird ash deposits, and lava tunnels
Our hike concluded with a nice view of a Galapagos hawk:
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