The inflatable boat served as a water taxi at Isla Cocos.

A view of Isla Cocos.

The inflatable boat served as a water taxi at Isla Cocos.

A cove and rocky headland seen from a hill on Isla Cocos.

Vines and other jungle growth make it almost impossible to walk anywhere but on the beach and on kept-up trails on Isla Cocos.

Deck hand Mike Theberge and two scientific observers cool off in a jungle stream on Isla Cocos.

The jungle comes right down to the beach on Isla Cocos.

Jungle and rocky headland on Isla Cocos.

Jungle on the high hills of Isla Cocos.

A view from the hills of Isla Cocos.

A view from the hills of Isla Cocos.

A view from the hills of Isla Cocos.

Isla Cocos as seen from a distance.

Sealion sleeping on a high ledge oblivious to the pounding surf

Sealion contemplating venturing where no sealion has gone before.

Sealion and driftwood

Sealion strolling ashore

Sealions sleeping on rocky shore

Sealion resting on rocks

Sealions in the shade on a beach

Sealion on a rocky perch

Sea lion on sandy beach with lava rock formations

Sea lion on sandy beach with lava rock formations

Sea lion taking it easy in the shade of dead tree roots

Sea lion cooling off in a shallow tidal pool

Blue-footed boobies

A blue-footed booby in a mating display

Red-footed booby

Red-footed booby

Galapagos heron

Galapagos hawk

Pelican silhouetted in the bright sunglint

Pelican and Galapagos penguins

Layered rock formation with boobies fouling their rest area

Pelicans and cormorant

Shorebird looking for dinner

Marine iguanas soaking up the sun

Marine iguanas confronted with an impediment to travel

Marine iguanas observing human intruders

Marine iguanas

A land iguana

A land iguana confronting a smaller marine iguana

Sally Lightfoot crabs scrambling over the rocks

A Sally Lightfoot crab

Sally Lightfoot crab

Sally Lightfoot crabs

Barnacles on a lava rock

Cerro Beach

Cerro Beach

Cerro Beach