Isabela & Fernandina Islands
Today we visited the youngest part of the Galápagos archipelago, an open book of geology where there is a great diversity of species that coexist in a very unique place.
In the morning, during our coastal exploration aboard our fleet of Zodiacs we encountered two endemic species of flightless birds, the Galápagos penguins and the cormorants as well as many sea birds that were in the middle of a feeding frenzy close to a sea lion that was catching a moray eel.
I had the opportunity to use the ship’s video camera with an underwater case; from the Zodiac I spotted a big ocean sunfish (Mola mola), so I jumped in the water and had one of the best experiences that I have ever had in Galápagos. I stayed really close to this creature for half an hour; during this time I could analyze every single detail of this very rare creature, I was able to observe that this Mola mola had big wounds that could have been caused by an Orca when the fish was younger.
In our snorkeling along Punta Vicente Roca we could enjoy a wonderful time with green pacific sea turtles, there were many surrounding us.
The afternoon was really full of surprises. We went to Fernandina Island, the landscape here seems taken from a different planet, but what really makes this visit special is the six different volcanoes that you get to see in contrast with the marine iguanas and flightless cormorants.
Today we visited the youngest part of the Galápagos archipelago, an open book of geology where there is a great diversity of species that coexist in a very unique place.
In the morning, during our coastal exploration aboard our fleet of Zodiacs we encountered two endemic species of flightless birds, the Galápagos penguins and the cormorants as well as many sea birds that were in the middle of a feeding frenzy close to a sea lion that was catching a moray eel.
I had the opportunity to use the ship’s video camera with an underwater case; from the Zodiac I spotted a big ocean sunfish (Mola mola), so I jumped in the water and had one of the best experiences that I have ever had in Galápagos. I stayed really close to this creature for half an hour; during this time I could analyze every single detail of this very rare creature, I was able to observe that this Mola mola had big wounds that could have been caused by an Orca when the fish was younger.
In our snorkeling along Punta Vicente Roca we could enjoy a wonderful time with green pacific sea turtles, there were many surrounding us.
The afternoon was really full of surprises. We went to Fernandina Island, the landscape here seems taken from a different planet, but what really makes this visit special is the six different volcanoes that you get to see in contrast with the marine iguanas and flightless cormorants.
