Bartolome    Click on the images below to see an enlargement

This island is an attractive mix of "lunar" landscapes, from more recent volcanic activity (geologically speaking), with a bank of golden sands linking two large rocky outcrops. A 114m high pinnacle of volcanic core greets the visitor to the attractive bay, and the island's highest volcanic peak provides a great outlook.

On one side of the sandbank we saw white-tipped reef sharks circle very close to the beach, with a scattering of green turtles amongst them. Not a place for swimming. A few of hundred metres on the other side, in the bay at the foot of the Pinnacle, the water is good for swimming and snorkelling.

The Pinnacle
		Galapagos Green Turtle	Sally Lightfoot Crabs
Western Sandpiper	Lava Lizard		Marine Iguana family
Grey Matplant	"Lunar" landscape	View from the Summit