San Salvador Island
It does not matter if it is overcast or sunny, if it’s dry or rainy, if the winds blow from the south or the west or the north. We are in the Galápagos Islands to see it all! To explore it all! And so we did today, beginning early in the morning; with huge waves bathing the beach of Espumilla Bay, we landed and accomplished our goal: to hike through gigantic holy trees when the sun was just beginning to warm this part of planet Earth.
After breakfast we dedicated our energy to learn about the sea, either by kayak, glass-bottom boat or snorkeling. A little pod of dolphins briefly joined a few guests in the water, but a repeat of such an affair with animals in the wild is almost the equivalent to reaching the moon.
The snorkeling site in the afternoon was at its best, with a collection of pretty much every animal we wanted to find underwater, from sea lions to sea turtles. Then the hike had rewards, such as fur sea lions, marine iguanas, mockingbirds and hawks.
Tomorrow we’ll have a new adventure; it’s a day for tortoises, so we are ready for any kind of terrain and weather. We are exploring an archipelago so pristine and unique, that we feel as if we were the very first visitors to the Galápagos Islands.
