Bartolome and Santa Cruz Island, 7/20/2024, National Geographic Islander II
Aboard the
National Geographic Islander II
Galápagos
Today, we explored Bartolome and Santa Cruz Island.
We had special moments spotting wildlife throughout the day. We saw the Galapagos penguin, sea lions, blue-footed boobies, land iguanas, and several sea creatures during our snorkeling activities.
We finished the day with our traditional recapitulation of our day onboard National Geographic Islander II.
Javier 's passion for birds and nature began as a child exploring the Pyrenees mountains with his father. The mystery that surrounds the Lammergeier silhouette triggered his curiosity and interest towards wildlife. Javier studied biology in Spain and...
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Today we explored the island of Santiago. In the morning, we visited Espumilla Beach and Bucaneers Cove where we went kayaking and snorkeling. In the afternoon, we visited Puerto Egas where we had our last afternoon of our expedition in the Galapagos Islands. The landscape today was full of wildlife and amazing geological formations that offered great opportunities for photography, conversations, and wonderful memories with our dear guests.
Today we navigated to the western islands of the Galapagos and early in the morning we arrived at Isabela Island, the largest island of the Galapagos Archipelago. During our time, we crossed the Equator, went on a Zodiac ride, and snorkeled along the shores in search of Galapagos penguins, flightless cormorants, blue-footed boobies, sea lions, and a rare fish known as ocean sunfish. While back aboard for lunch, we headed to Fernandina Island. We made a dry landing, and for two miles we were surrounded by hundreds of marine iguanas. Grouped together, they are called a mess of iguanas. We later went back on board for our recapitulation and an impressive lecture about social sustainability. Then we completed the day with a barbeque dinner among volcanoes. We are having an outstanding time in the Galapagos Islands.
