Penguin Rock

Penguin RockThe Galapagos Islands were right near the top of our bucket list for dive locations. One of the cool things about the Galapagos is that the animals don't fear humans so you can get super close to almost every type of animal, except for the penguins. For some reason, they were still scared of humans and were very skittish. On the very last dive of our very last tour, we finally were able to get close to this cute penguin pair. We loved the way they

She is a mom and this baby whale reminded her of her lil one

Really cool old dock - South Fakarava

The sun settled in behind the clouds and cast it's last few rays across the sky

it isn't safe for a little girl to walk in these woods alone

There was no way to ignore this encounter so John finally decided to take some macro shots of the turtle's face

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles - Ocean - Ho'okipa - Paia - Maui

There were so many turtles sleeping on the beach on this great night and we were able to get the night stars they were dreaming under

It is pretty amazing to be around these magnificent creatures

but fairly common

"Maui Magic"

Even the view from underneath the pier is magical and will put you in a trance of serenity

the mother humpback sits still for about 20 minutes and her calf