Saturday May 8th Santa Fe and South Plaza

The morning was clear and I had a great view of Bahia Barrington on Santa Fe island. It was a wet landing, but the island was very hot and arid.









Our guide, Daniel, led us up the side of the hill to San Paulo trees which smelled like incense.








There were catcus finches in the prickly pear cacti feeding their babies.










This was the island for the land iguanas. They were large and fierce looking. This one is for you Maria!









The red-billed tropic bird with its beautiful long white, elegant tail soared above the cliffs on South Plaza Island.














While the swallow tailed gulls tended to their babies.










This is bachelor rock where the males who had lost their harems came to lick their wounds.









And as we left there was always one more baby sea lion who wanted to be loved!