Espanola Island
“Kind of breezy today!” “The pre-breakfast kayaking is gonna be interesting, laborious maybe.” These and other comments were common at 06:50, just minutes before the kayak activity started. The kayakers however did very well. We all enjoyed the serenity of the leeward side of Gardner islet as well as its windward area.
After breakfast we all felt the beach was calling us all with its exquisite pale colored sand contrasting with the crystalline temperate water. Lots of sea lions wandered along the beach and some took the time to mingle with our young guests and engage into a hilarious give and take testosteronic event (the sea lion cheated, for he knew the terrain while our kids were the visitors, uhhmm!!).
Our guests also had the great opportunity of strolling along the fifteen hundred feet of white coralline beach alone, just for everybody to make their own discoveries, and their own contact with nature.
But we still had to go in search of the most expected bird of the week, the waved albatross. For that we moved to Punta Suarez, on the western most section of Espanola. During the whole excursion, we had a fantastic pinkish flat light that enhanced our photography greatly. There were abundant finches of the three species all together, hopping here and there in search of some seeds and bugs. Later on at the end of the afternoon, there were hundreds of finches and dozens of doves flying in a chaotic fashion, like going nowhere.
At the Blowhole, we were already surrounded by dozens of albatrosses, some of which were incubating nice, big eggs!
The message given by nature has been well understood by all of us at the end of this magnificent week. We have been blessed many times in many ways for many purposes. There is still time, there is still hope…
“Kind of breezy today!” “The pre-breakfast kayaking is gonna be interesting, laborious maybe.” These and other comments were common at 06:50, just minutes before the kayak activity started. The kayakers however did very well. We all enjoyed the serenity of the leeward side of Gardner islet as well as its windward area.
After breakfast we all felt the beach was calling us all with its exquisite pale colored sand contrasting with the crystalline temperate water. Lots of sea lions wandered along the beach and some took the time to mingle with our young guests and engage into a hilarious give and take testosteronic event (the sea lion cheated, for he knew the terrain while our kids were the visitors, uhhmm!!).
Our guests also had the great opportunity of strolling along the fifteen hundred feet of white coralline beach alone, just for everybody to make their own discoveries, and their own contact with nature.
But we still had to go in search of the most expected bird of the week, the waved albatross. For that we moved to Punta Suarez, on the western most section of Espanola. During the whole excursion, we had a fantastic pinkish flat light that enhanced our photography greatly. There were abundant finches of the three species all together, hopping here and there in search of some seeds and bugs. Later on at the end of the afternoon, there were hundreds of finches and dozens of doves flying in a chaotic fashion, like going nowhere.
At the Blowhole, we were already surrounded by dozens of albatrosses, some of which were incubating nice, big eggs!
The message given by nature has been well understood by all of us at the end of this magnificent week. We have been blessed many times in many ways for many purposes. There is still time, there is still hope…
