Isabela & Fernandina
We began our adventure in the tranquility of the Pacific Ocean in the western site of the Galápagos Archipelago. The sky was overcast while we circumnavigated Roca Redonda, which is the tip of a huge under water volcano and home for thousands of sea birds such as: Nazca boobies, red-billed tropic birds, swallow-tailed gulls, shear waters, storm petrels, brown noddy terns, and others that use this place as a resting spot. We also saw a pair of red-footed boobies that flew over the ship; after that we headed south to Ecuador Volcano, and crossed the Equator Line for a second time.
Later on we dropped the anchor, and we started the Zodiac cruise along the coast of Punta Vicente Roca, which is located in the northwestern side of Isabela Island; later our guests had the chance to go snorkeling in the same area, where we were fascinated by the amount of wild life that can be seen there. The under water realm is so spectacular, that it is sometimes hard to believe that this is part of our planet. We swam with Galápagos Penguins, flightless cormorants, green sea turtles, sea lions, and countless numbers of fish.
In the afternoon we set foot on Fernandina Island, one of the most untouched islands in the whole world. We had a short Zodiac ride from the ship to the landing site, and then we walked on the pahoehoe lava, which means ropy in Hawaiian. We saw flightless cormorants nesting: Males were bringing algae to their females as gifts, which are used to erect the nests. We also saw the biggest marine iguanas in the Galápagos. We walked over the sandy areas in which the marine iguanas have been nesting for the last two months. We were refreshed by soft wind, and ended another supernatural day in this heaven called Galápagos.
We began our adventure in the tranquility of the Pacific Ocean in the western site of the Galápagos Archipelago. The sky was overcast while we circumnavigated Roca Redonda, which is the tip of a huge under water volcano and home for thousands of sea birds such as: Nazca boobies, red-billed tropic birds, swallow-tailed gulls, shear waters, storm petrels, brown noddy terns, and others that use this place as a resting spot. We also saw a pair of red-footed boobies that flew over the ship; after that we headed south to Ecuador Volcano, and crossed the Equator Line for a second time.
Later on we dropped the anchor, and we started the Zodiac cruise along the coast of Punta Vicente Roca, which is located in the northwestern side of Isabela Island; later our guests had the chance to go snorkeling in the same area, where we were fascinated by the amount of wild life that can be seen there. The under water realm is so spectacular, that it is sometimes hard to believe that this is part of our planet. We swam with Galápagos Penguins, flightless cormorants, green sea turtles, sea lions, and countless numbers of fish.
In the afternoon we set foot on Fernandina Island, one of the most untouched islands in the whole world. We had a short Zodiac ride from the ship to the landing site, and then we walked on the pahoehoe lava, which means ropy in Hawaiian. We saw flightless cormorants nesting: Males were bringing algae to their females as gifts, which are used to erect the nests. We also saw the biggest marine iguanas in the Galápagos. We walked over the sandy areas in which the marine iguanas have been nesting for the last two months. We were refreshed by soft wind, and ended another supernatural day in this heaven called Galápagos.
