Bartolome & Santiago Islands
These two islands combined in our first full day at the Galápagos are the perfect beginning to our expedition. Why? Because visiting them both practically covers every aspect in the Galápagos flora, fauna and geology. Not that the Galápagos doesn’t have anything else to offer, on the contrary, there is so much more out there to discover.
Bartolome, being as tiny as it is, has so many geological events that could easily fill up a text book about it. Nice lava flows, both pahhoe and aa, covered a great deal of the scenery. As we continued our walk, we found ourselves walking upwards on a boardwalk with more than three hundred steps. Once at the summit, the view was breathtaking. The pinnacle rock is the main attraction in this area, being nothing else but the remains of a very old-eroded tuff cone.
The rest of the morning we dedicated to snorkeling and swimming. The marine life concentrated in this spot is abundant and unique! It was hard to get out of the water to come back on board, but we knew that a lot more was coming just around the corner.
The afternoon at Santiago Island was just as good as the morning. The large amount of sea lions along the coastline was something that many of us were not expecting. There was practically one sea lion for every one of our guests and they all deserved to be photographed! The real challenge of the whole walk was to put an end in our sea lions and iguana’s pictures. By the end of the day the sunset was demanding more attention than anything, so with cocktails in our hands, we salute the last ray of light disappearing at the horizon and welcomed the first star of the evening.
These two islands combined in our first full day at the Galápagos are the perfect beginning to our expedition. Why? Because visiting them both practically covers every aspect in the Galápagos flora, fauna and geology. Not that the Galápagos doesn’t have anything else to offer, on the contrary, there is so much more out there to discover.
Bartolome, being as tiny as it is, has so many geological events that could easily fill up a text book about it. Nice lava flows, both pahhoe and aa, covered a great deal of the scenery. As we continued our walk, we found ourselves walking upwards on a boardwalk with more than three hundred steps. Once at the summit, the view was breathtaking. The pinnacle rock is the main attraction in this area, being nothing else but the remains of a very old-eroded tuff cone.
The rest of the morning we dedicated to snorkeling and swimming. The marine life concentrated in this spot is abundant and unique! It was hard to get out of the water to come back on board, but we knew that a lot more was coming just around the corner.
The afternoon at Santiago Island was just as good as the morning. The large amount of sea lions along the coastline was something that many of us were not expecting. There was practically one sea lion for every one of our guests and they all deserved to be photographed! The real challenge of the whole walk was to put an end in our sea lions and iguana’s pictures. By the end of the day the sunset was demanding more attention than anything, so with cocktails in our hands, we salute the last ray of light disappearing at the horizon and welcomed the first star of the evening.
