North Seymour and Rábida Island
The Galápagos Islands is one of the few places in the world where life follows its natural course. Here, animals are fearless because of the lack of terrestrial predators. Humans are a recent arrival in the archipelago and we don’t represent a threat for these organisms.
In the morning we landed at North Seymour Island and we went for a long walk exploring the interior of the island and the populations of frigate birds and land iguanas. At the very moment we landed we found ourselves surrounded by wildlife of all types.
Frigate birds are among the largest birds in the Galápagos. This is the beginning of the breeding season and red pouches of male frigate birds are very common along the trail. We also encountered many land iguanas basking in the early morning sun. The highlight for all of us was the blue-footed boobies some in flight others on the rocks off the shore.
In the afternoon we prepared our activities on Rábida Island. This island is located at the center of the Galápagos. Here, we went to explore the undersea world with our snorkeling gear. This was an incredible experience due to the numbers of different types of fish along with sharks and sea lions!
We also had the opportunity to explore the island from kayaks and the glass bottom boat. In both activities we had encounters with superb wildlife. Galápagos fur seals were the highlight for the kayakers. Later on we even found a Galápagos penguin perching on the rocks!
It was a day in paradise!
