The Galapagos Islands, made famous by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, lie 600 miles away from any continent in the world. The Galapagos Islands are part of Ecuador however they have their own flag and identity. So rich in wildlife and marine life I could not wait to explore some of these fascinating islands.

I flew from Quito to Santa Cruz Island. From here I was collected and brought to a catamaran boat which would become my home for the week. My initial impression when I saw the port, with its turquoise blue water and white sandy beaches, was this is paradise for a bear like me.

The first place I visited was Puerto Ayora to see the Galapagos Saddle back tortoise sanctuary. These tortoises were enormous and moved slower than you or I could imagine. I learned that the population of Puerto Ayora is 18,000 people with 6,000 saddleback tortoises. This means that Saddle back tortoises make up a quarter of the population. And for this reason they are very much respected as part of the community. It is said that the character E.T's appearance is based on the Galapagos Saddle back turtle. See from the pictures on the blog if you can spot the resemblance.

After overnight navigation we arrived at the island of San Criostobal. This magnificent island with white sand beach, black volcanic rock, beautiful bright red crabs is the home to hundreds and hundreds of playful sea lions. And the real beauty of these creatures is how quick they are to approach people and little bears like myself. The reason given for this is that the wildlife of the Galapagos are not used to having predators on the islands and there is not the same sense of fear of humans that animals on the mainland experience.

The islands are so safe that they are home to 40,000 sea lions. I was lucky enough to be there while the sea lions we're having their offspring. Young sea lions are called pups however as you'll hear from the videos they sound more like lambs when they call for their mothers. Sea lions have a bad sense of sight so they use their sense of smell to find the members of their family. Some of the young sea lions came up sniffing my paws out of curiosity. The sea lions were also very playful while I was swimming in the water, coming up very close while I was snorkelling and summersaulting around me. Sea lions are very awkward when plodding around on land. On the other hand they are so majestic when they take to the water.

The next island we visited was Isla Espanola. This was a tiny island which is solely inhabited by animals. There were lots of sea lion pups to greet us when we reached the shore. The pups blended in with the black rocks as they jumped around playfully. Further into the island I saw massive groups of marine iguanas. These creatures are reptiles and rely on the sun to heat their bodies. As with other reptiles they are cold blooded creatures.

Moving further into the island we came across Albatross birds. The Albatross birds are such a rare breed of bird. These birds like the sea lions are very awkward on land and often have to make crash landings when transferring from flight to foot. They are beautiful animals to witness in the air. We went to the cliff edge of the island, known as Albatross airport where we watched as the Albatross took off and landed.

The next animal we came across on the island was an animal famous with the Galapagos Islands called the Blue Footed Boobies. This bread of bird is very recognisable as they have bright blue webbed feet. When they are born they have fluffy grey and white feathers but as they mature they develop oily water proof feathers and bright blue feet.

The next island we visit on the boat is the island of Santa Maria. This island is covered in bright red coloured coral and it is an amazing spectacle. The views and wildlife on the Galapagos were the most beautiful things I've ever seen and I will always remember this fabulous experience.

I snorkelled with sea lions, beautiful fish, star fish, sting rays, mantra rays, Galapagos sharks and White tipped sharks. We were assured before getting into the water that these sharks are not dangerous so Mommy Berrings Bear had nothing to worry about when I told her. I'm not sure what the animals on the Galapagos thought when they saw a bear swimming with them but they didn't seem to mind. I am so delighted that I got the chance to travel to this wonderful place. It was the best experience of my trip to date.