Bartolomé & Santiago Islands
This morning we woke up and left the ship without breakfast, to an unknown (for our visitors) location: Bartolomé, a naturalist’s text book for geology and the most famous island of the Galápagos! To reach the summit, we climbed almost 400 wooden steps. 360 feet above sea level, in less than 25 minutes! But it was worth it. The excellent view and the incredible landscape made it a dream.
After a well deserved breakfast, we made it through the deep sand of a high dune, to reach a beach rich with turtle nests. Pinnacle Rock was our final destination in the water, as snorkelers seeked penguins and sharks. Others rested among the thorny bushes and the sand castles, made by our younger guests.
That very afternoon, we visited Puerto Egas, on the Island of Santiago. Santiago is the example of a very successful project for eradication of introduced goats and pigs. We swam and enjoyed the black beach and later rambled along the coast. We found Galápagos fur seal lions, marine iguanas and mockingbirds, while our crew members trained for the next football world cup in a nearby abandoned soccer field.
What a great afternoon we had! In this way we finished a lovely week in the most beautiful island of the world
This morning we woke up and left the ship without breakfast, to an unknown (for our visitors) location: Bartolomé, a naturalist’s text book for geology and the most famous island of the Galápagos! To reach the summit, we climbed almost 400 wooden steps. 360 feet above sea level, in less than 25 minutes! But it was worth it. The excellent view and the incredible landscape made it a dream.
After a well deserved breakfast, we made it through the deep sand of a high dune, to reach a beach rich with turtle nests. Pinnacle Rock was our final destination in the water, as snorkelers seeked penguins and sharks. Others rested among the thorny bushes and the sand castles, made by our younger guests.
That very afternoon, we visited Puerto Egas, on the Island of Santiago. Santiago is the example of a very successful project for eradication of introduced goats and pigs. We swam and enjoyed the black beach and later rambled along the coast. We found Galápagos fur seal lions, marine iguanas and mockingbirds, while our crew members trained for the next football world cup in a nearby abandoned soccer field.
What a great afternoon we had! In this way we finished a lovely week in the most beautiful island of the world
