Hope you enjoy the videos of our trip to the paradise of the Galapagos Islands. Truly the best destination to choose when going to Ecuador. We choose to spend some days on Santa Cruz Island do-it-yourself style and afterwards going on a cruise to visit the beauty of the Southern Islands of the Galapagos: Plaza Sur, Santa Fe, Espanola and San Cristobal. The first days we enjoyed Tortuga Bay and the tourist life of Puerto Ayora. Also we took a bay tour around Puerto Ayora and saw the giant Tortoises! On first class yacht Galapagos Voyager (highly recommended) we first visited the Charles Darwin Research Station to get more insight in their conversation work. After that we saw rich birdlife everywhere: Frigate Birds and Boobies (Blue-Footed and Nazca). Sea Lions greeting us everywhere and on the first islands plenty of Marine and Land Iguanas! Santa Fe and Espanola Islands also have a rich marine life: Reef Sharks, Spotted Eagle Rays and Sea Turtles everywhere.
Diving in the Galapagos Islands with the eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, sea lions, golden rays, seahorses, Galapagos sharks and sea snakes. Visit to the islands with company of iguanas, turtles, sea lions, blue-footed booby (Sula Nebouxii), frigates and many other birds. Immersioni alle Isole Galapagos con le Aquile di Mare, gli Squali Martello, i Leoni di Mare, le Razze Dorate, i Cavallucci Marini, gli Squali delle Galapagos e il Serpente di Mare. Visita alle isole in compagnia delle Iguane, le Tartarughe, i Leoni Marini, la Sula Piedi Azzurri, le Fregate e tanti altri uccelli.
Many birds lined the entrance to Genovesa. Nazca boobies, Red-footed boobies, and Frigate Birds were some of them. Here is the view from when I first stepped on the island. It felt like I was in heaven or in a REALLY bad dream b/c of all the birds…lol This trip to Ecuador was offered by the University of Wyoming and was a week study down in the Galapagos Islands. This video was taken on January 5th, 2009 on the Island of Genovesa (Tower) in the Galapagos Islands. There were birds EVERYWHERE!
A tribute to the Galapagos Islands, a truly unique place that will captivate you and never let go.
Inflated Frigate Birds going at it- fighting I mean. The world of mating is hard….you can take that literally or figuratively….it is a tough world with stiff competition. NOTE: This was a really crappy day for me as far as filming goes (rugged terrain did not help with holding a steady camera and I was exhausted from the hike which led to breathing able to be heard in the video). This trip to Ecuador was offered by the University of Wyoming and was a week study down in the Galapagos Islands. This video was taken on January 7th, 2009 on the Island of North Seymour in the Galapagos Islands. Frigate birds often followed our ship from island to island! 
A few short clips of animals from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: sea lions; a tortoise; a blue-footed booby; an iguana; and a mockingbird.
Diving in the Galapagos Islands with the eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, sea lions, golden rays, seahorses, Galapagos sharks and sea snakes. Visit to the islands with company of iguanas, turtles, sea lions, blue-footed booby (Sula Nebouxii), frigates and many other birds. Immersioni alle Isole Galapagos con le Aquile di Mare, gli Squali Martello, i Leoni di Mare, le Razze Dorate, i Cavallucci Marini, gli Squali delle Galapagos e il Serpente di Mare. Visita alle isole in compagnia delle Iguane, le Tartarughe, i Leoni Marini, la Sula Piedi Azzurri, le Fregate e tanti altri uccelli.
A Brown Pelican diving for fish in Santa Fe in the Galapagos Islands. This trip to Ecuador was offered by the University of Wyoming and was a week study down in the Galapagos Islands. This video was taken on December 31st, 2008 on the Island of Santa Fe (Indefatigable) in the Galapagos Islands.
The male Frigatebird inflates a huge red pouch that drives the females wild with desire; a clip from “Gringo in the Galapagos”, theIntrepid Berkeley Explorer’s free video featuring Ecuador’s Highlands, the Jungle, and then out to the Galapagos Islands for personal visits with animals of many kinds that are not scared of humans. To enjoy all of this film, plus over 30 more free, non-commercial, streaming travel videos from every continent, and still pictures, please ask a search engine for: Intrepid Berkeley Explorer