On another beautiful morning in the Galapagos archipelago, the National Geographic Endeavour anchored at the North Channel, which separates the islands of Baltra and North Seymour. Our program called for a dry landing on the island of Seymour. We disembarked in two groups. The first group went on a long walk and the second group took a much shorter route.
The island of Seymour is known for the large number of seabirds you can see on the walking paths, including blue-footed boobies and magnificent frigatebirds. But once you go along the path there is more this enchanting place will show you. Our explorers were amazed by the sea lions and land iguanas we came across.
After the great morning adventure, we navigated to the next destination of the day. Along the southern coast of Santiago Island is a small island called Rabida, known for the great colony of the sea lions you can see lying on the beach.
For aquatic activities, we headed to one side of the island where the snorkeling conditions could not be better. Our explorers got in the water from Zodiacs along the coast of Rabida. We saw a great number of tropical fish in shallow water. But they were not the only attraction. There were also marine iguanas, sharks and sea lions. Simultaneously, the glass-bottom boat offered guests who preferred to remain dry the chance to see a lot of the underwater attractions.
To finish off a great day, we had a walk along the beach of the island close to sea lions and coastal birds. We had a view of the sun setting on the island of Isabel, a memory we took back to the ship after this fantastic day exploring the islands.
