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81. Great class distinction, racial prejudice, language problems and religious barriers made communication between Norwegians and local residents difficult in San Cristóbal. Upon their arrival in Galápagos, the Norwegian colonists were quite unprepared for these problems.

82. Beer Shipment Loaded onto Trucks, Commercial Dock, Wreck Bay

83. The Cemetery at Puerto Chico in 1905

84. Karin and Manuel Cobos with two-year old Dagfinn, Wreck Bay, 1932.

85. The romantic Karin revealed herself also as a woman with great willpower. In 1945 she was overwhelmed with marital problems, obligations as a mother of six, and financial difficulties. She and Manuel separated. With the help of the children and their father, she established her own cattle ranch. In 1952 she moved into the first “Pampa Mia” near Progreso.

86. Gravel Quarry, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, in 2012

87. The Hacienda Sugar Mill in 1905

88. 1983 was an extremely wet El Niño year, and two years later Galápagos experienced one of the worst droughts in memory. But Snefrid (82) and Karin (77) on “Pampa Mia” hold their own for they know that the pendulum will soon swing back to normal.

89. Feral Goats above Hacienda La Tranquila, La Soledad, San Cristóbal, in 2014