Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
These iguanas have adapted to life on the edge of these volcanos. They breathe air and live at the edge of the water on the cliffs or by tide pools. Then they swim down into the reefs and grip the coral with their claws and munch the tasty sea plants. When they come back to shore they sneeze out the salt.
They LOVED to play with you. This one swam straight toward me and knocked my mask off.
This lil pup was really hard to catch –he swam so fast and erratically.
Snorkeling in the Galapagos was terrific. THere were so many kinds of fish and wildlife. Most were found very close to the cliffs of these volcanic islands. So you had to be very careful of the surf pushing you into the sides of the wall or into shallow reefs where you would get instantly cut up.
These were all taken with my lil point and shoot Olympus TG-6.