Animals of the Galapagos Islands

Land Crab

Land iguana eat cactus. Their faces are longer than that of sea iguanas.

The sea lions of the Galapagos had little fear of man. When we swam the young would nibble on our swim fins and play with us.

Sea Iguana of the Galapagos had shorter faces than the land iguanas. They had crusted salt on the front of their faces and would occasionally "snort" salt from their nostrils. They ate the algae that grew on the rocks near the shore line.

We were told to stay clear of the male sea lions because they were not as tolerant of humans as the females and young.

At the Equator

Some unusual conditions occur when you stand on the equator. The second picture shows a person balancing an egg on its end. The third picture shows that at the equator water drains straight down, whereas in the Northern hemisphere water swirls counter clockwise and in the Souther clockwise when it goes down a drain. In the fourth picture one of the guides is illustrating that, at the equator, a stronger person cannot resist their arms being pulled down by a weaker individual.

Castles of "Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria" (Neuschwanstein and Linderhoff)

Neuschwanstein was never really completed. King Ludwig was killed (possibly assassinated for his extravagances) before he could occupy it.

Linderhof Castle was used by Ludwig as a vacation cottage. The rooms were very elaborate and covered with gold. When he wanted to eat alone, a table was set on a floor below the dining room and raised.