Volcanoes!

We were extremely fortunate to witness the eruption of the Fernandina volcano during the third night of our tour. Although quite active, the volcano had not erupted in several years, so our timing was incredibly lucky. Later, on the twelfth day of our tour, we visited the Sierra Negra volcano on Isabela island. This volcano has the second largest caldera in the world, after the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. To get there, we went by bus, horseback, and finally on foot! We hiked down into a part of the volcanic landscape, and were treated to scenery that could only be described as "out of this world"!