North Seymour & Rabida Islands
Today was our first full day here in Galápagos, and we visited two different Islands. North Seymour, with a little bit more than 25 square kilometers, is the result of an uplifted formation during volcanic activity; this small place provides a good nesting ground for many different marine species such as frigatebirds, blue-footed boobies, sea lions and many others. The island is home to land and marine iguanas as well. This morning we had the opportunity to observe and enjoy all these unique endemic and native animals. We offered a short hike for some of our guests to enjoy the beauty from a slow-paced prospective.
Once everyone was on board we pulled anchor and continued our navigation to a different location—a beautiful island known as Rabida. This is another very small island with so many interesting activities to offer: we started our afternoon adventure by sending one group in our glass-bottom boat, followed by a round of kayakers, and soon after those eager to do a deep-water snorkel. The last group disembarked on the beach with two of our naturalists and learned how to use the snorkeling equipment.
After all this early afternoon activity everyone came back on board and got ready for our short walk to a enjoy a red sand beach with Galápagos sea lions and a very beautiful landscape with vivid color.
Rabida was closed for a few months for a rat eradication program. Hopefully one day the whole Galápagos Archipelago will be restored for the success of the Galápagos animals.
