A quick update from Evelyn:

Last night the ship passed though the equator and King Neptune appeared, presenting everyone with a certificate for the crossing. It doesn’t seem as though they needed to go through a “rite of passage”, which is unfortunate.

Today they are visiting the islands of Isabela and Fernandina, checking out sea turtles, sea lions, penguins, and other birds. In the afternoon they will be at Espinoza Point, touring the Pahoe-hoe lava flows, Marina Iguana, and the Galapagos Flightless Cormorants.

They’ve been very busy, running around everywhere. Evelyn has been doing more hiking than snorkeling because her legs have been cramping up (getting into the wetsuit). More hiking means more photos, of course. I think she’s up to 3000. That means that one of the 8 GB CF cards is filled.