{"id":9618,"date":"2013-12-28T22:54:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T03:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/?p=9618"},"modified":"2013-12-29T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T21:39:10","slug":"floreana-island-galapagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2013\/12\/28\/floreana-island-galapagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Floreana Island, Gal\u00e1pagos"},"content":{"rendered":"

(December 4) Floreana Island has a colorful history, much of which seems to involve would-be settlers killing each other or dying of thirst.
\n\"Yellow<\/a>
\nA yellow warbler sits on a pile of seaweed on the beach.
\n
\n\"Salt<\/a>\"Flamingos\"<\/a>
\nSalt flats with flamingos.
\n\"Flamingos\"<\/a>
\n\"Pintailed<\/a>
\nWhite cheeked pintail ducks.
\n\"Volcano\"<\/a>
\nThe volcano at the center of the island.
\n\"Beach\"<\/a>
\n\"Stingray\"<\/a>
\nStingrays swim in the surf.
\n\"Stingray\"<\/a>
\n\"Pelican\"<\/a>
\n\"Sally<\/a>
\nMore Sally Lightfoot crabs.
\n\"Sea<\/a>
\nHigher up on the beach are nests left by green sea turtles.
\n\"Candelabra<\/a>
\nA lonely candelabra cactus sits on a ridge.
\n\"Sea<\/a>
\nOffshore we spotted a pair of green sea turtles mating
\n\"Sea<\/a>
\nThe female has to keep both of them afloat while the male climbs on top of her.
\n\"Male<\/a>
\nAnother male waits his turn. Apparently the female will take turns mating with any male who happens to be around.
\n\"Post<\/a>
\nThe famous barrel at “Post Office Bay” where whalers would leave letters to be picked up by any ship headed in the right direction. You can still leave a letter there and hope that some other tourist will deliver it.
\n\"Frigate<\/a>
\nA frigate bird flies over the boat while another one rests on the radar mast.
\n\"Frigate<\/a> <\/p>\n

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