Bartolome and Santiago Islands
It’s been a week in the Galápagos, and people are still amazed by the innocence of the animals. And why am I surprised when I have been here since 1992 and I can’t believe my eyes yet when a sea lion comes to pay us a visit on the ship itself, as it happened this same morning, while we were anchored in front of Bartolome.
Many of our guests had gone early to the top of the island. As they entered the Islander they did not comment on the tuff layers they had found, or the spatter cones and cinder cones of this interesting island, an open book of geology. They were all talking about the baby sea lion resting at the stern of the ship, behind the dining room, as if it had been invited for breakfast on board.
Penguins, colorful fish and sharks joined our snorkelers in the morning, and turtles and more playful sea lions were in the water with our people in the afternoon. The sky was a little overcast creating the ideal setting for a last walk in the Galápagos. With a nice cool breeze our guests explored the tidal pools of Puerto Egas, walked over pahoe-hoe flows where Darwin set foot more than a hundred years ago and heard the waves crushing against “Darwin’s toilet” a geological formation with a surreal name.
Seas are calm now and our spirits are fulfilled by the beauty of today, the beauty of everyday of the past week, where we have felt closer to nature than ever.
It’s been a week in the Galápagos, and people are still amazed by the innocence of the animals. And why am I surprised when I have been here since 1992 and I can’t believe my eyes yet when a sea lion comes to pay us a visit on the ship itself, as it happened this same morning, while we were anchored in front of Bartolome.
Many of our guests had gone early to the top of the island. As they entered the Islander they did not comment on the tuff layers they had found, or the spatter cones and cinder cones of this interesting island, an open book of geology. They were all talking about the baby sea lion resting at the stern of the ship, behind the dining room, as if it had been invited for breakfast on board.
Penguins, colorful fish and sharks joined our snorkelers in the morning, and turtles and more playful sea lions were in the water with our people in the afternoon. The sky was a little overcast creating the ideal setting for a last walk in the Galápagos. With a nice cool breeze our guests explored the tidal pools of Puerto Egas, walked over pahoe-hoe flows where Darwin set foot more than a hundred years ago and heard the waves crushing against “Darwin’s toilet” a geological formation with a surreal name.
Seas are calm now and our spirits are fulfilled by the beauty of today, the beauty of everyday of the past week, where we have felt closer to nature than ever.
