Southern Isabela Island
I don’t know what the reason might be, but visiting this part of the archipelago always brings a feeling of peacefulness. Part of it is probably because this area is so inaccessible; it makes me think that this might be how the planet was before human intervention.
If you are an animal floating on driftwood in the middle of the ocean, the chances of getting caught by a current system that brings you to Galápagos are very low. And even if you do, the chances of surviving in that new place are extremely slim.
The rough coastline of Southern Isabela makes it even more difficult for an animal arriving to this particular place, and once it does make it to shore, its dry forest and barren lava flows are not precisely the most inviting of landscapes. The good news (for those who arrived) was that the lack of predators would make their lives a lot easier, once the barriers of food and land had been crossed.
Anyhow, the important thing about places like Southern Isabela is that they show us how difficult the lives of those adventurous creatures were. Luckily, we did not have to face the same barriers to get to this area; rather we enjoyed it in the most comfortable way onboard our good ship Islander.
I don’t know what the reason might be, but visiting this part of the archipelago always brings a feeling of peacefulness. Part of it is probably because this area is so inaccessible; it makes me think that this might be how the planet was before human intervention.
If you are an animal floating on driftwood in the middle of the ocean, the chances of getting caught by a current system that brings you to Galápagos are very low. And even if you do, the chances of surviving in that new place are extremely slim.
The rough coastline of Southern Isabela makes it even more difficult for an animal arriving to this particular place, and once it does make it to shore, its dry forest and barren lava flows are not precisely the most inviting of landscapes. The good news (for those who arrived) was that the lack of predators would make their lives a lot easier, once the barriers of food and land had been crossed.
Anyhow, the important thing about places like Southern Isabela is that they show us how difficult the lives of those adventurous creatures were. Luckily, we did not have to face the same barriers to get to this area; rather we enjoyed it in the most comfortable way onboard our good ship Islander.
