Espanola Island's blowhole is a crevace in the rock that traps rushing waves and releases the pressure through an upward passage. The water was propulsed at least 10 feet up in the air.
Scenic shot of the cliffs of Espanola Island.
On Santa Cruz Island stands an adjacent pair of crater-shaped magma chambers, of which each is about 30 m deep. From what I understand (in my rough spanish translation), these large chambers which were once filled with air and covered with magma, collapsed one day and created these craters.
Venturing into Lava Tunnels on Santa Cruz was a lot of fun...
Looking at how the still hot lava moved through the hardened lava tunnels.
...and we had to get dirty a couple time to get through the tunnel!
Santa Cruz also has a fantastic beach, called Tortuga Bay,..
...popular for its white sand, black rocks,...
...and surfing!
Santa Cruz had some interesting vegetation... trees with what looked like huge snowpeas (1 foot long).
...Moss...
... and funny looking bushes (I called these bad hair day bushes!).
My favourite dish in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, during my scuba days before the cruise, was a huge bowl of Octopus Ceviche with freshly made and still warm plaintain chips (for only $6).
I had to take a picture of how they park their bikes here... very ingenious, who needs a kickstand when you have a pedal and the curb!
This jewelley shop along the mainstrip in Puerto Ayora seemed completely out of place. It seems like it would fit better in an episode of The Flinstones!
