Santa Cruz and North Seymour Islands
A marvelous early morning started our day in Puerto Ayora town located at Santa Cruz Island. During our short and refreshing bus ride through the highlands of Santa Cruz, we built up our expectations and could not wait for the moment to encounter the gentle wanderers that roam this region freely, the Galápagos giant tortoises. The lush green vegetation of this area gave us the opportunity to encounter other species as well such as the small ground and tree finches, young yellow warblers, all of them singing and looking for food everywhere. After that relaxing walk, an energetic buffet breakfast was waiting for us in a private farm with a spectacular panoramic view that we all really enjoyed. After that, we still had time for shopping in town and got to know more of the people living there. At noon we went back on board to go to North Seymour Island.
With “wow” as the most common word used by the guests to describe the first view of the island, we set foot on its land and took off for the adventure. North Seymour could be described easily as one of the most beautiful places in Galápagos. As for the main attractions, the gorgeous red pouches inflated of male frigatebirds, land iguanas feeding on cacti, baby sea lions waiting desperately for their mothers in order to get food, dancing blue footed boobies, and the big surprise of the day, a red footed booby, which very rarely is seen at this island. We came back on board a little bit later than usual as it was so difficult to say good bye to the sea lions. A wonderful afternoon came to an end with the sun setting in the horizon, compelling us to come back to our home, the good ship Islander!
A marvelous early morning started our day in Puerto Ayora town located at Santa Cruz Island. During our short and refreshing bus ride through the highlands of Santa Cruz, we built up our expectations and could not wait for the moment to encounter the gentle wanderers that roam this region freely, the Galápagos giant tortoises. The lush green vegetation of this area gave us the opportunity to encounter other species as well such as the small ground and tree finches, young yellow warblers, all of them singing and looking for food everywhere. After that relaxing walk, an energetic buffet breakfast was waiting for us in a private farm with a spectacular panoramic view that we all really enjoyed. After that, we still had time for shopping in town and got to know more of the people living there. At noon we went back on board to go to North Seymour Island.
With “wow” as the most common word used by the guests to describe the first view of the island, we set foot on its land and took off for the adventure. North Seymour could be described easily as one of the most beautiful places in Galápagos. As for the main attractions, the gorgeous red pouches inflated of male frigatebirds, land iguanas feeding on cacti, baby sea lions waiting desperately for their mothers in order to get food, dancing blue footed boobies, and the big surprise of the day, a red footed booby, which very rarely is seen at this island. We came back on board a little bit later than usual as it was so difficult to say good bye to the sea lions. A wonderful afternoon came to an end with the sun setting in the horizon, compelling us to come back to our home, the good ship Islander!
