Photos of July Cruise of the M/Y BELUGA in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

These "people and boat" pictures are of the July trip of the Motor Yacht BELUGA with start and end at Baltra Island. The high resolution pictures in this set and all other pictures of this trip are availble free to participants by e-mail or disk or FTP, depending on the numbers desired. There is no link to them from the OceansArt homepage. Each picture has the date it was taken at the start of the file name (year/month/day/minute) and most also have the location in the name.

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The Galápagos Islands (Official name: Archipiélago de Colón; other Spanish names: Islas de Colónumio or Islas Galápagos, from galápago, "saddle"—after the shells of saddlebacked Galápagos tortoises) are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator, 965 kilometres (about 600 miles) west of continental Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. The group consists of 13 main islands, 6 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. The islands are located at a geological hot spot, a place where the earth's crust is being melted from below by a mantle plume, creating volcanos. The oldest island is thought to have formed between 5 and 10 million years ago. The youngest islands, Isabela and Fernandina, are still being formed, with the most recent volcanic eruption in 2005. It is one of the few places in the world without an indigenous population. The Galápagos archipelago is a province of Ecuador, a country in northwestern South America, and the islands are all part of Ecuador's national park system. They are famed for their vast number of endemic species and the studies by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle that contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.

(Adapted from: Galapagos Islands (2008): Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia)

0707061227galapagosarrival.jpg Newly arrived passengers waiting across from airport for bus to the port of Baltra	0007071309aboardbeluga.jpg M/Y BELUGA at anchor in Baltra
0707061249aboardbeluga.jpg Passengers going to the Motor Yacht BELUGA to start the trip	07070815postofficebayfutbol06.jpg George and Gilbert playing soccer/futbol
07070815postofficebayfutbol20.jpg Kimberly and Richard playing soccer/futbol with crew	07070815postofficebayfutbol03.jpg Carlos and George playing soccer/futbol
0707061427aboardbeluga.jpg Cabin of Kris and John aboard BELUGA	0707061435aboardbeluga.jpg Alice, Kimberly, Kris
0707061635newseymour.jpg Touristas watching sea lions and marine iguanas at New Seymour Island	0707061706newseymour.jpg Kris and frigate friend
0707061908espanolaislandgardnerbay.jpg Alice	0707062010espanolaislandgardnerbay.jpg Intro to crew
0707062011espanolaislandgardnerbay.jpg Intro to crew of BELUGA	0707070730espanolaislandgardnerbay_2.jpg Alan and Marion
0707070840aboardbeluga.jpg Typical agenda for a day aboard the BELUGA	0707070943espanolaislandgardnerbay.jpg Kyle, Emma, and Grace
0707070949espanolaislandgardnerbay_7.jpg Kyle, Emma and Grace on Española Island, Gardner Bay	0707071012alicegalapagos_2kids.jpg Kyle, Emma and friends on Española Island, Gardner Bay
0707071013kimgalapagos.jpg Juan Carlos and friend on Española Island, Gardner Bay	0707071020espanolaislandgardnerbay_2.jpg Alice and Kim: Charlie's new Angels
0707071211espanolaislandgardnerbaykayak.jpg Kim and Alice	0707071518kimgalapagos_2.jpg Watching iguana swim
0707071608alicegalapagospeoplelanding.jpg Dry landing	0707071743espanolaislandpuntasuarez.jpg Rough trail
0707080926cormorantpoint.jpg Watching flamingoes	0707081042cormorantpoint_2.jpg Kyle, Emma, and Grace
0707081129alicegalapagoskids.jpg Kyle, Emma, and Grace	0707081605postofficebaysnorkelers.jpg Snorkelers
0707081606postofficebayinflatableskiffs.jpg At the beach ot Post Office Bay	0707081608postofficebayinflatableskiff.jpg At the beach ot Post Office Bay
0707081826aboardbeluga.jpg Kris and flag of Ecuador	0707090723aboardbeluga.jpg Richard driving panga
0707091622nationalparkhighlandslavatunnel.jpg Entering lava tunnel at the Highlands on Santa Cruz Island	0707091625nationalparkhighlandslavatunnel.jpg Lava tunnel briefing by Juan Carlos at the Highlands on Santa Cruz Island
0707091630nationalparkhighlandslavatunnel.jpg Lava tunnel inspection	0707091801nationalparkhighlands_3tortoise.jpg Kim and Alice at the Highlands on Santa Cruz Island
0707091803nationalparkhighlandstortoise.jpg Kyle, Emma, and Grace at the Highlands on Santa Cruz Island	0707111118urvinabay.jpg Having forgotten the radio .....
0707111122urvinabay.jpg Having forgotten the radio .....	0707111634kimgalapagos.jpg Posing with buddies
0707111806aboardbeluga.jpg Captain Wilson (behind) and Mate Nixon piloting the BELUGA	0707111813aboardbeluga.jpg Kim, George and Alice
0707111911aboardbeluga.jpg Alice and Kim at sunset aboard M/Y BELUGA	0707111927aboardbeluga.jpg Alice, Kris, Tim and and Kim after equator crossing
0707111928aboardbeluga_2.jpg Emma, Kris and Tim afer equator crossing	0707120912puertoegas.jpg Juan Carlos telling guests how it is at Puerto Egas
0707121052puertoegas.jpg On the beach at Puerto Egas	0707121533bartholemewislandkkj.jpg John, Kim and Kris at Bartholemew Island
0707121535bartholemewisland_3.jpg Johnson family photo at  Bartholemew Island	0707121913aboardbeluga.jpg George's handiwork
0707121913aboardbeluga_2.jpg George's handiwork	0707122012aboardbeluga.jpg Crew -- George, Juan Carlos, Captain Wilson, Carlos, Richard, Nixon, Gilbert, Lenny & Jose
0707130710aboardbeluga.jpg George in kitchen	0707130712aboardbeluga.jpg Kitchen
0707130712aboardbeluga_2.jpg Kitchen	0707130713aboardbeluga.jpg Dining area
0707130713aboardbeluga_2.jpg Dining area	0707130714aboardbeluga_2.jpg Lounge
0707130716aboardbeluga.jpg José - our cook aboard M/Y BELUGA	0707130900aboardbeluga.jpg Group photo at end of trip of M/Y BELUGA

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