Galapagos Islands travel: Group picture. Capt’n Jonathon. Music

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

Klaus, our Mountain Travel Sobek adventure travel guide, proves he can negotiate 12 cameras for our group picture. Jonathon at the helm of the panga. Harvard lawyers sing! It was empowering

Galapagos Islands travel: Such colorful, shiny lava.

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

You wouldn’t usually associate words like “colorful” and “shiny” with lava, but here it is on this Galapagos Island. If you have the bandwidth, look at the subtle colors in the near-DVD version

Galapagos Islands travel: A surprise pops out of the lava!

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

Sebastian ’scared’ Edwin. Then, if you have seen the movie “Master & Commander” with Russel Crowe, you may recognize some terrain used in the movie. Recall when the Doctor was trying to find

Galapagos Islands travel: Galapagos Islands travel: Layers

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

A century or so after this Galapagos Island erupted, small plants finally emerge from the lava field. Gail from RomanoTravelOnline.com made all our travel agent arrangements.

Galapagos Islands travel: Bartolome Island’s neighbor

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

The Galapagos Islands are volcanic, and here we see a pa-hoi-hoi lava field, from an eruption 100 years ago. It’s difficult to express how unreal this landscape is, until you’re there for yourself.

Galapagos Islands travel: Kathy’s slideshow of Rabida (Jervis)

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

Kathy’s slideshow of Rabida (Jervis) Island, our seventh Galapagos Island. Pictures only begin to capture the experience. Mountain Travel Sobek has done a fantastic job so far.RomanoTravelOnline.com

Galapagos Islands travel: John’s slideshow of Rabida (Jervis)

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

John’s slideshow of Rabida (Jervis) Island, our seventh Galapagos Island. Pictures only begin to capture the experience. Mountain Travel Sobek has done a fantastic job so far. RomanoTravelOnline.com

Galapagos Islands travel: Departure and sunset.

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

The Mary Anne, our 210′ floating hotel in the Galapagos Islands, is silhouetted in the sunset. Sebastian pilots the panga, and Edwin gives the “Arrrgh’s”. Our Mountain Travel Sobek adventure travel

Galapagos Islands travel: Hawk and frigates in flight

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

In the Galapagos Islands, one way to tell the difference between hawks and frigates in flight. Hawk’s wings curve one way at the tip, frigate’s wings curve the other. Great footage of hawk landing

Galapagos Islands travel: Green and orange vistas.

May 23, 2008 by jpmgalapagos

Just looking around at the wonderful scenery of this Galapagos Island, with its green and orange vistas. Gail from RomanoTravelOnline.com made all our travel agent arrangements.