We sailed across the equator from the southern hemisphere to the northern to find Genovesa Island. We navigated through a channel of a broken volcano caldera to our anchorage inside it. Once here, she revealed its true magic; it is home to at least a million birds, mainly seabirds. This island is also home to some land birds, like mockingbirds, doves, the day-hunting short-eared owl, and Darwin’s finches.
We enjoyed hiking at Prince Phillip’s Steps and Darwin Bay where hundreds of frigatebirds nest along with Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, and swallow-tailed gulls. Kayaking and snorkeling also added to our adventure in this wonderful little world.
