Our last morning with GAP started with an early breakfast and then hustled into the dingies to be taken to shore. We then went to the Charles Darwin Centre for a quick tour. There is research work being done here but it appears the prime purpose is to raise land tortoise in a safe envirnoment and then to place them on the appropriate island. After seeing how large they can become as adults, it was strange to see them as one year olds - so tiny!
This is also the home of Lonesome George. He was found alone on an island, the last of his kind. You can see stuff about him on UTube. He hadn't seen a tortoise for a long time when they brought him here and he was agressive and fought so they isolated him. He now, however, is residing with two females of a different sort.
After some time here, we went to the airport on Baltra.
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