Floreana Island
It is always wonderful to visit Floreana Island and its surrounding areas because there are always so many things to see and do. Our visit began in the early hours of the day to Post Office Bay. We narrated the stories of pirates, buccaneers and whalers that came from far, far away and used Floreana Island as a resting stop. Here they were able to get some tortoises and fresh water from a small pond up in the highlands.
It is here where we think the oldest mailing system in the Pacific arose by setting up a wooden barrel up on the beach, back around the late 1700s. We continued with the tradition left by the buccaneers in those times to do our own version of the system: picking up letters and postcards to hand deliver them to their destinations! After visiting the barrel we headed towards La Loberia, where we spotted several great blue herons as well as blue-footed boobies. They were plunge-diving while some diamond sting rays swam under our Zodiacs.
One of our many highlights in the morning was to snorkel around Champion islet with Galápagos sea lions and thousands of fish all around us.For the afternoon we had several options; for those who loved the underwater world, a second round of snorkeling around “Devil’s crown” was offered. Some of the other guests decided to experience watching the wildlife from kayaks. At the end, every one had a wonderful time doing what they wanted to do most.In any case, we all ended up on the beach to experience a nice walk on Punta Cormorant. We found many flamingoes and a great number of migratory birds. Our path took us to a white sandy beach, better known as the “Flour beach” due its soft consistency. This area is surrounded by turquoise waters and green vegetation, adding the colors that were just needed to make the area even prettier. This beach is one of the most important nesting areas for the Pacific green sea turtles, and several nests were observed during our visit.As we left this island behind, a wonderful sunset was our farewell view from Floreana Island.
It is always wonderful to visit Floreana Island and its surrounding areas because there are always so many things to see and do. Our visit began in the early hours of the day to Post Office Bay. We narrated the stories of pirates, buccaneers and whalers that came from far, far away and used Floreana Island as a resting stop. Here they were able to get some tortoises and fresh water from a small pond up in the highlands.
It is here where we think the oldest mailing system in the Pacific arose by setting up a wooden barrel up on the beach, back around the late 1700s. We continued with the tradition left by the buccaneers in those times to do our own version of the system: picking up letters and postcards to hand deliver them to their destinations! After visiting the barrel we headed towards La Loberia, where we spotted several great blue herons as well as blue-footed boobies. They were plunge-diving while some diamond sting rays swam under our Zodiacs.
One of our many highlights in the morning was to snorkel around Champion islet with Galápagos sea lions and thousands of fish all around us.For the afternoon we had several options; for those who loved the underwater world, a second round of snorkeling around “Devil’s crown” was offered. Some of the other guests decided to experience watching the wildlife from kayaks. At the end, every one had a wonderful time doing what they wanted to do most.In any case, we all ended up on the beach to experience a nice walk on Punta Cormorant. We found many flamingoes and a great number of migratory birds. Our path took us to a white sandy beach, better known as the “Flour beach” due its soft consistency. This area is surrounded by turquoise waters and green vegetation, adding the colors that were just needed to make the area even prettier. This beach is one of the most important nesting areas for the Pacific green sea turtles, and several nests were observed during our visit.As we left this island behind, a wonderful sunset was our farewell view from Floreana Island.
