Española Island
Blue sky and calm water – this is the way the Galápagos islands presented themselves to us this morning. The light and very mild cool ocean breeze welcomed us to a very different place on earth, “the Encantadas.”
Early in the morning, our landing put on alert the species that have called Española their home for millennia. Full of curiosity, some of our guests took advantage of an especially early morning outing targeted to our “more photography-oriented” group. With no disappointment, they saw the first rays of light reflecting the most beautiful colors off the fur of the sea lions, the skin of the marine iguanas and the feathers of countless species of birds. The result: hundreds of pictures that extracted beauty from the simpliest patterns on land, the ocean and the sky. A juvenile Galápagos hawk hovered over us, tempting the photographers with a chance to catch eternity in a moment.
With the advantage of being the first on land, time was not an issue. Four hours of walking, stopping, observing, waiting, deciding, and the most creative “picture taking body positions” that I have ever seen, took us all back to the Polaris with sand on our knees, joy in our hearts, smiles on our faces and the most important thing, the pictures that we’d share with our loved ones!
Blue sky and calm water – this is the way the Galápagos islands presented themselves to us this morning. The light and very mild cool ocean breeze welcomed us to a very different place on earth, “the Encantadas.”
Early in the morning, our landing put on alert the species that have called Española their home for millennia. Full of curiosity, some of our guests took advantage of an especially early morning outing targeted to our “more photography-oriented” group. With no disappointment, they saw the first rays of light reflecting the most beautiful colors off the fur of the sea lions, the skin of the marine iguanas and the feathers of countless species of birds. The result: hundreds of pictures that extracted beauty from the simpliest patterns on land, the ocean and the sky. A juvenile Galápagos hawk hovered over us, tempting the photographers with a chance to catch eternity in a moment.
With the advantage of being the first on land, time was not an issue. Four hours of walking, stopping, observing, waiting, deciding, and the most creative “picture taking body positions” that I have ever seen, took us all back to the Polaris with sand on our knees, joy in our hearts, smiles on our faces and the most important thing, the pictures that we’d share with our loved ones!
