Española Island
Greetings from the Galápagos Islands!
This morning after another delicious breakfast, we zipped ourselves up in our wetsuits (very slimming!) for our final snorkel of the week. We hopped into the pangas to head over to Tortuga Islet. The water was sparkling clear. We were told we might see snake eels and on cue I spotted one right after securing my mask. A snake eel looks just like a snake slithering across the ocean floor.
We swam a full circle around the islet seeing schools of angel fish, which were incredibly colorful in water so clear. Once again, I couldn’t believe how much I could see in one swim. Graceful rays, playful sea lions, and puffer fish were everywhere. While coming up for air, I noticed the famous boobies with the baby blue feet watching us.We reluctantly climbed back on to the pangas and headed to one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure I can accurately describe it. The water was an amazing greenish blue and the sandy white beach was filled with sea lions and their pups taking a rest. Over and over on this Galápagos adventure, I’m amazed at the lack of fear by every creature that resides here. Lynn swam with our gang and made sure we knew when the territorial bull, the beachmaster, was approaching.
By this point in the week, everyone is so charged up we don’t even take siestas. After lunch, we watched a video on Baja and our possible next Lindblad adventure.
Our final hike of the week was around Punta Suarez. Once again, we were treated to another unique and incredibly beautiful location. We witnessed blue-footed boobies mating dance and had our first look at the stunning albatross. These birds have an eight foot wing span and can even fly in their sleep! There was also a huge blow hole. The sun began to set and this tremendous water explosion was spectacular in the dusk light.
Sunsets here are always a treat and our final night was no exception. I finally saw the “green flash”.
Our families had a truly life altering experience. We had eleven children onboard ages 5-12. Their excitement each day was completely contagious. They all missed a week of school to attend this expedition, and I can assure you this was one of the most educational experiences they could ever experience. It was for me, too. As we head back to the real world tomorrow, we will look at the world with fresh eyes. RFV06
Greetings from the Galápagos Islands!
This morning after another delicious breakfast, we zipped ourselves up in our wetsuits (very slimming!) for our final snorkel of the week. We hopped into the pangas to head over to Tortuga Islet. The water was sparkling clear. We were told we might see snake eels and on cue I spotted one right after securing my mask. A snake eel looks just like a snake slithering across the ocean floor.
We swam a full circle around the islet seeing schools of angel fish, which were incredibly colorful in water so clear. Once again, I couldn’t believe how much I could see in one swim. Graceful rays, playful sea lions, and puffer fish were everywhere. While coming up for air, I noticed the famous boobies with the baby blue feet watching us.We reluctantly climbed back on to the pangas and headed to one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure I can accurately describe it. The water was an amazing greenish blue and the sandy white beach was filled with sea lions and their pups taking a rest. Over and over on this Galápagos adventure, I’m amazed at the lack of fear by every creature that resides here. Lynn swam with our gang and made sure we knew when the territorial bull, the beachmaster, was approaching.
By this point in the week, everyone is so charged up we don’t even take siestas. After lunch, we watched a video on Baja and our possible next Lindblad adventure.
Our final hike of the week was around Punta Suarez. Once again, we were treated to another unique and incredibly beautiful location. We witnessed blue-footed boobies mating dance and had our first look at the stunning albatross. These birds have an eight foot wing span and can even fly in their sleep! There was also a huge blow hole. The sun began to set and this tremendous water explosion was spectacular in the dusk light.
Sunsets here are always a treat and our final night was no exception. I finally saw the “green flash”.
Our families had a truly life altering experience. We had eleven children onboard ages 5-12. Their excitement each day was completely contagious. They all missed a week of school to attend this expedition, and I can assure you this was one of the most educational experiences they could ever experience. It was for me, too. As we head back to the real world tomorrow, we will look at the world with fresh eyes. RFV06
