Bartolome & Santiago Islands
The view that we can see from the lip of the crater of Bartolome is like a Sentinel Rock.
Looking across to Sullivan Bay we saw congealed lava from dead volcanoes providing us with a fantastic landscape. It is a field of black basaltic lava, thrown into the most rugged waves and crossed by great fissures next to the most incredible sandy beaches. This was in the morning before breakfast, and afterwards we went to the beach for water activities. With a flash of fur and a loud splash, sea lions were inducing us to interact with them. Once we got into the water, besides the variety of tropical life, some other species on a nearby lava shelf also caught our attention. A couple of penguins were resting and sunning themselves and shiny red-orange crabs were all over the wet rocks. All these events are happening here due to the sweeping of the Humboldt Current, which washes the shores of the Galápagos. Most of these islands are uninhabited, some are still unexplored, and few have been recently experiencing a small volcanic activity like the island of Fernandina.
In the afternoon we visited the dry, colorless island of Santiago. That is how we can describe the shoreline of our visitor site, Puerto Egas. However, heights inland trap the passing rain clouds, which condense on the hillside and support lush vegetation. Both crops and livestock also thrive on the misty of the island. The walk along the intertidal pools was full of life such as the Galápagos fur sea lions and lots of shore birds. This seemed alternately to attract people, as if by magic.
The view that we can see from the lip of the crater of Bartolome is like a Sentinel Rock.
Looking across to Sullivan Bay we saw congealed lava from dead volcanoes providing us with a fantastic landscape. It is a field of black basaltic lava, thrown into the most rugged waves and crossed by great fissures next to the most incredible sandy beaches. This was in the morning before breakfast, and afterwards we went to the beach for water activities. With a flash of fur and a loud splash, sea lions were inducing us to interact with them. Once we got into the water, besides the variety of tropical life, some other species on a nearby lava shelf also caught our attention. A couple of penguins were resting and sunning themselves and shiny red-orange crabs were all over the wet rocks. All these events are happening here due to the sweeping of the Humboldt Current, which washes the shores of the Galápagos. Most of these islands are uninhabited, some are still unexplored, and few have been recently experiencing a small volcanic activity like the island of Fernandina.
In the afternoon we visited the dry, colorless island of Santiago. That is how we can describe the shoreline of our visitor site, Puerto Egas. However, heights inland trap the passing rain clouds, which condense on the hillside and support lush vegetation. Both crops and livestock also thrive on the misty of the island. The walk along the intertidal pools was full of life such as the Galápagos fur sea lions and lots of shore birds. This seemed alternately to attract people, as if by magic.
