It has been and amazing week in Galápagos, but today was our very last day in this unique archipelago and we still had so much to offer to our National Geographic Islander guests.
Our morning activity took place in a visitor site known as Punta Pitt, a dramatic geological formation that is the remains of a tuff cone. We followed a path which has been formed by running water during the rainy season over hundreds of years. Very impressive geological features we enjoyed seeing along the trail, in this area that is also the home for the third species of boobies found in this paradise, the red footed boobies.
This morning we also had the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of three new endemic species for San Cristobal: San Cristobal lava lizards, San Cristobal mockingbirds, and an endemic scalesia which grows only on this island and is related to the daisy plant family.
After the walk we enjoyed a green sandy beach with lots of Galápagos sea lions and water that was refreshing and crystal blue, where our guest had the opportunity to cool off together with playful Galápagos sea lions.
This oceanic archipelago is very famous for water activities as well, because a lot of divers from all over the world come for snorkeling and diving together with aggregation of big animals such as manta rays, hammerhead sharks, whale sharks, Galápagos sharks, sea lions, sting rays, barracudas, eagle rays, golden rays, turtles, and many other big friendly animals. And this afternoon we went to a well-known place for snorkeling with sharks, turtles, sea lions, and rays as well. This was such a unique moment for our dear explorers.
To finish our day we went back on board and once everybody was there we circumnavigated the famous geological formation known as Kicker Rock, which for this afternoon was surrounded by a small pod of tropical whales.
It was such a moment to remember what a great time we had in this oceanic archipelago.
