Day 2 we visited the Charles Darwin Research Center. It’s free to enter and is filled with hiking trails, access to beaches, and an observatory for animals that are endangered.
Ps . . .don’t forget to bring your water bottle with you anywhere you go, it’s hot and reeeeeal humid here. You will thank me for it later;)
This is the home to the giant land turtles. These things are the size of small boulders!!! They live to be extremely old but are currently endangered and they are trying to breed them to preserve the species.
Lizards…..eeek. This guy was pretty scary looking to me….
Doesn’t he just look like he’s coming to get ya?!?
Okay….he wins. I’ve had enough if this guy….Moving on! 😉
They have managed to determine that if incubated at a certain temperature, they can create either a male or female turtle. Slightly colder temps gives you female, slightly warmer, males.
And the beach;) Here you will find locals with their families taking a dip in the cool water and resting on the beach.
Like all parts of the Galapagos, the animals are still running free. Just keep your eyes open or you will get a scare….when I saw this little guy, I almost stepped on his tail. Scared me half to death!
HOLY CRABS!! Be careful when finding a rock to sit on…these crab change colors! Look at the one closest to me…its turning from red to black to blend in to the rocks.
Galapagos animals do not disappoint!!! They are all over the place here!!!
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