So far, in our first brief walk around town, we've seen sea turtles, iguanas (it's nesting season), tiny black crabs, big red crabs, sea lions (a nursing mother and her pup on the sidewalk by the fish market), and dozens of different birds. The town has murals, statues and funky little art galleries everywhere.
We flew in to Balta today. Then took a bus, a ferry, another bus and a taxi to the Galápagos Native hostel. We'll stay here until tomorrow afternoon and then go to the farm for a few days.
