{"id":3012,"date":"2024-02-20T14:27:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T21:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:27:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T21:27:37","slug":"galapagos-day-4-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Galapagos Day 4 &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3012\" class=\"elementor elementor-3012\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2722634 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2722634\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccc3b8e\" data-id=\"ccc3b8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8d25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f8d25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fernandina Island<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a4f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60a4f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Overnight the ship sailed all the way around Isabella Island (looks like a seahorse) to Fernandina Island (3a on map).\u00a0<\/p><p>We started the day early with a dawn arrival at Fernandina Island (our visiting slot assigned by the Park).\u00a0 Before we arrived, we were up on the observation deck looking for whales.\u00a0 No joy but Marina lucked into a great picture of a manta ray (with two remoras attached) just off the side of the ship.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3014\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3014\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/manta_MTL90D2397-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/manta_MTL90D2397-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/manta_MTL90D2397-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/manta_MTL90D2397-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/manta_MTL90D2397.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manta with two remoras<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_3015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3015\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3015\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MTL90D2399-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MTL90D2399-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MTL90D2399-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MTL90D2399-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MTL90D2399-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MTL90D2399-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MTL90D2399-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Fernandina Island<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Sunrise was pretty nice too.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e155079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e155079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7ba1de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7ba1de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70ca51f\" data-id=\"70ca51f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de3888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1de3888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Runkeeper was started on this ship resulting in this map of our trip to shore and the subsequent hike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c999dcf\" data-id=\"c999dcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfbefff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfbefff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/runkeeper_don_jan_29_am-768x433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/runkeeper_don_jan_29_am-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/runkeeper_don_jan_29_am-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/runkeeper_don_jan_29_am-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/runkeeper_don_jan_29_am.jpg 1058w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5041a95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5041a95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63683a4\" data-id=\"63683a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883f02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"883f02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The part of Fernandina Island where we landed has huge fields of black lava, and a lot of this lava is covered with Marine Iguanas.\u00a0<\/p><p>They lie next to one another, and on top of one another, leading to the group term for this form of iguana: a \u201cmess of iguanas.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0These iguanas are generally shades of black and gray which makes for great camouflage on the black lava.\u00a0 They also move around, so that you need to be careful not to step on them.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3012 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/mess_mtl90d2501\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mess_MTL90D2501-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mess_MTL90D2501-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mess_MTL90D2501-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mess_MTL90D2501-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mess_MTL90D2501.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3027'>\n\t\t\t\tA &#8216;mess&#8221; of marine iguanas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/m_ig_mess_djs_2024_01_29_9999_83\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_mess_djs_2024_01_29_9999_83-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_mess_djs_2024_01_29_9999_83-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_mess_djs_2024_01_29_9999_83-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_mess_djs_2024_01_29_9999_83-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_mess_djs_2024_01_29_9999_83.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3026'>\n\t\t\t\tA &#8216;mess&#8221; of marine iguanas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_65\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_65-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_65-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_65-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_65-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_65.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3025'>\n\t\t\t\tMarine Iguana\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/djs_2024_01_29_9999_64\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_64a-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_64a-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_64a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_64a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/m_ig_djs_2024_01_29_9999_64a.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3024'>\n\t\t\t\tMarine Iguana\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/ig_peoplemtl90d2420\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ig_peopleMTL90D2420-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ig_peopleMTL90D2420-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ig_peopleMTL90D2420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ig_peopleMTL90D2420-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ig_peopleMTL90D2420-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ig_peopleMTL90D2420-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3023'>\n\t\t\t\tDon&#8217;t step on the marine Iguana!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6790025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6790025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23bd8b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23bd8b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e2ce02\" data-id=\"6e2ce02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e772f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e772f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some of the iguanas were on sandy parts of the shore, digging holes in which to lay eggs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1ca2d2\" data-id=\"b1ca2d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb268e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb268e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/laying_MTL90D2456-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/laying_MTL90D2456-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/laying_MTL90D2456-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/laying_MTL90D2456-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/laying_MTL90D2456.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de18040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de18040\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac26b9\" data-id=\"3ac26b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9299ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9299ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea0e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea0e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the marine iguanas are the star of Fernandina we saw other critters as well.\u00a0 There are many Sally Lightfoot crabs.<\/p><p><div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3012 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_34\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_34-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_34-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_34-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_34.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3035'>\n\t\t\t\tSally Lightfoot Crab\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_96\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_96-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_96-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_96-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_96-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_96.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3036'>\n\t\t\t\tSally Lightfoot Crab\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/crab_mtl90d2427\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_MTL90D2427-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_MTL90D2427-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_MTL90D2427-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_MTL90D2427-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/crab_MTL90D2427.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3037'>\n\t\t\t\tSally Lightfoot Crab\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a31aba4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a31aba4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad08446\" data-id=\"ad08446\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760eb6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"760eb6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flightless cormorants were also present. \u00a0These birds have very small, stubby wings, especially compared to conventional cormorants.\u00a0 This adaptation is useful because there are no real predators for the birds on the Galapagos, and swimming underwater with the stubby wings is beneficial for catching fish.<\/p><p><div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3012 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/corm_closemtl90d2525\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/corm_closeMTL90D2525-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3043\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3043'>\n\t\t\t\tFlightless Cormorant\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/cor_djs_2024_01_29_9999_60a-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cor_djs_2024_01_29_9999_60a-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3039\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3039'>\n\t\t\t\tFlightless Cormorant with stubby wings\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/cor_crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_110\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cor_crab_djs_2024_01_29_9999_110-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3038\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3038'>\n\t\t\t\tFlightless Cormorant\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00133e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00133e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9df39a\" data-id=\"c9df39a\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60639a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60639a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also saw a Galapagos Hawk\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69da5f5\" data-id=\"69da5f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ca991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9ca991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hawk_djs_2024_01_29_9999_48a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hawk_djs_2024_01_29_9999_48a.jpg 720w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hawk_djs_2024_01_29_9999_48a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hawk_djs_2024_01_29_9999_48a-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Galapagos Hawk<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/brn_pel_djs_2024_01_29_9999_124\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/brn_pel_djs_2024_01_29_9999_124-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/brn_pel_djs_2024_01_29_9999_124-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/brn_pel_djs_2024_01_29_9999_124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/brn_pel_djs_2024_01_29_9999_124-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/brn_pel_djs_2024_01_29_9999_124.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3047'>\n\t\t\t\tBrown Pelican\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-4-part-1\/turtle_mtl90d2447\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/turtle_MTL90D2447-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/turtle_MTL90D2447-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/turtle_MTL90D2447-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/turtle_MTL90D2447-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/turtle_MTL90D2447.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption 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