Floreana Island
Today, there was an early wake up call, a little necessary “sacrifice” in order to make a short but very interesting visit to a historical site, Post Office Bay.
Our naturalists were the masters of ceremony during this tradition, at the first post office in Ecuador. We were picking up mail, sharing, reading, and leaving new pieces behind. Following the centuries-old tradition, mail will be hand delivered by volunteer guests who live near the destination. Afterwards we weighed anchor to move to a close islet, Champion.
There the snorkeling and an amazing explosion of colors recreate the mind of every single person. The water temperature was so nice that many of us wanted to stay forever in this incredible place with sea lions all around us; they came up to us and swam in circles around our less agile bodies, just playing.
Some others enjoyed our panga ride around Champion islet in the search of the Floreana Mockingbird, which is an endangered species and only lives on this place; it was very difficult to spot but many did see it.
The story never ends and we did some kayaking around Cormorant Point followed by a visit on land were flamingoes are easy to find around the lagoon during the walk. Few people saw sea turtles and even the first Galápagos penguins not so far from the green olivine sandy beach. At the end of the day the glowing sunset let us know that it was time to go back aboard.
Today, there was an early wake up call, a little necessary “sacrifice” in order to make a short but very interesting visit to a historical site, Post Office Bay.
Our naturalists were the masters of ceremony during this tradition, at the first post office in Ecuador. We were picking up mail, sharing, reading, and leaving new pieces behind. Following the centuries-old tradition, mail will be hand delivered by volunteer guests who live near the destination. Afterwards we weighed anchor to move to a close islet, Champion.
There the snorkeling and an amazing explosion of colors recreate the mind of every single person. The water temperature was so nice that many of us wanted to stay forever in this incredible place with sea lions all around us; they came up to us and swam in circles around our less agile bodies, just playing.
Some others enjoyed our panga ride around Champion islet in the search of the Floreana Mockingbird, which is an endangered species and only lives on this place; it was very difficult to spot but many did see it.
The story never ends and we did some kayaking around Cormorant Point followed by a visit on land were flamingoes are easy to find around the lagoon during the walk. Few people saw sea turtles and even the first Galápagos penguins not so far from the green olivine sandy beach. At the end of the day the glowing sunset let us know that it was time to go back aboard.
