What a wonderful invention: seasickness pills!!! After taking one we had no trouble at all and slept trough the 3 hours boat ride from Santa Cruz to Isabella. The welcome committee was awaiting us: some lazy sea lions lying around everywhere. Isabella is a lovely island with sandy roads, small houses and beautiful white-sanded beaches. On the way to the hotel we drove by a lagoon with flamingos and marine iguanas. The island has 7 volcanoes and 5 out of them are still active. Therefore, it was a must to hike at least one 🙂 We choose the Sierra Negra – a large active volcano. The landscape was one of its kind. The surreal surrounding was created by the last eruption in 2005. Later this day we had our first unforgettable swim with some sea lions in the bay of Puerto Villamil. Its amazing, they are wild but like to swim and play with humans (we´re not sure who kept whom entertained). The rest of our stay on Isabella we explored different sights of the island: the wall of tears, the breeding station for the giant tortoise, snorkeling at Las Tintoreras, and also did some wildlife observations. The evenings we enjoyed the sun set at diffrent bars and restaurants located directly on the beach.
Some impressions of Isabellas beach and the town 
Marine iguana – relaxing in the sun
The volcano – Sierra Negra
Find the galapagos land iguana in the picture
Hugh weired caterpillar 
The famous blue-footed booby´s (do not confuse with boobies)
Las Tintoreras, a nearby island cluster with …
… marine iguanas all over the place
Two pinguines in love, you dont want to know what happend before 😉
Flamingos hidden in the langoon
Wall of tears: Isabela was once used as an exile for prisoners, who built the devastating Wall of Tears as part of their punishment 