We arrived to North Seymour this morning to find the frigates flying along the coast. We also found the swallow tail gulls at the disembarking point, so as we got off the Zodiac we could see that this morning’s walk was going to be absolutely incredible!
As we started the hike, just a view feet into the trail we found a couple of blue footed boobies that were starting to court. The male was working hard, whistling to the female that apparently paid no attention… As we started to walk away we saw the female had gotten closer and was starting to show off her feet to him. It is the time of the year when the birds get together on this particular island to reproduce.
Male frigate birds of the minor type had also worked hard inflating their pouches. It was so hot and dry this morning that some of them had decided to take a nap instead and the females were not particularly interested.
The land iguanas waited patiently under the shade of the Opuntia cacti for some of the pads to fall down so they could get some water in. It does not seem like it’s raining much on this island even though we are in the rainy season, everything looked very dry around these reptiles that inhabit the area. They are designed to go for long periods of time without water, but in the end, being land creatures, they do need the precious liquid for survival. As the morning got hotter they looked like any place with shade or breeze would be a good place to rest.
Rabida Island in the afternoon was the perfect place to have our water activities. There were things to do for everyone, glass bottom boat rides, snorkeling and kayaking. It was a pretty busy afternoon which ended with a perfect peaceful walk along the shore as we watched the sun go down.
