This is the last day of expedition in the Galapagos islands, so we are ready to gather our very best last impressions of the week.
Punta Pitt is the place. It has an amazing formation of compacted ash called tuff, which is shaped in all forms due to erosion. We had Zodiac rides and hikes here, to see the red-footed boobies that rest locally. At the beach waited sea lions, always ready to entertain visitors from both land and water.
The landscape is outstanding. On it are many other species like lava lizards, finches, and mockingbirds.
Frigates, pelicans, and blue-footed boobies are also seen flying around in search of fish, which around here is plentiful. The vegetation here is not very exuberant, but gives the island a magical touch of beauty.
After playing with sand and sea lions and showing some of the kids how to drive a Zodiac, we are ready to move to our next stop. Kicker Rock is an eroded tuff cone that has been nicely shaped by time and weather. The waters in this region are always full of all sorts of marine life, inviting us to plunge in.
Here we encounter sharks of many kinds, such as white-tipped reef sharks, black-tipped sharks, eagle rays, and hundreds of turtles. Not many people can afford to say they have seen this many sharks and turtles! You leave the place with the nice feeling of having met them, and knowing they are not harmful creatures.
To finish an incredible adventure in this isolated part of the world we circumnavigate the rock to get to see its enormous and imposing shape from all angles, with sun going down the horizon to take the day away.
