A panga ride around the tip of Punta Moreno revealed this large male iguana defending his territory in a scene that could be completely prehistoric. Indeed, throughout much of the Galápagos, one is out of sight of the hand of man (if one excuses the panga, or ones’ gear and companions). The Galápagos are in a sense out of time, disconnected from the rushed technological world in which we live, and where the only things that really matter are the endless rhythms of the wind, the sun, and the sea. I have spoken elsewhere in this presentation about the sense of singular connections, and this is another one of them. Being away from telephones, the Internet, and (for the most part) man’s tools allowed a real sense of peace and harmony to pervade the spirit of all those open to that experience. Sadly, not all saw that, being too wrapped up in their own world and smaller priorities to see the larger world around them. Sometimes the biggest gift you can give to yourself is to observe and immerse and do nothing.