Espanola Island
Today was the last day of our expedition in the Galápagos. As we got a glimpse of the shore you could see a beautiful white beach revealed at the distance. The name of the area is Garner bay, and it happens to have one of the most gorgeous beaches in the whole archipelago. We encountered a large colony of sea lions guarding the shore and it seemed that they got really interested on us, since their curiosity made them come right up and analyze the new comers. After having a good time with the sea lions, some of our guests decided to just walk along the beach and explore the area. Lots of mockingbirds were found along the beach and some of them were even having an argument over territory. The Galápagos Hawk was an interesting sighting, too. It appeared not to be disturbed by our presence, and it continued to scavenge on a dead baby sea lion at one side of the beach.
Right after lunch (and a short siesta…) we headed to Punta Suarez, at the eastern side of Espanola Island. We observed the Waved Albatrosses, which apparently weren’t over performing their romantic courtships. These birds are about seven feet wingspan and are endemic to the Island of Espanola.
As usual, after only a few feet from the dock, we spotted sea lions basking on the rocks. Some of the females were feeding their newly born babies. We were sad knowing that these would be probably the last pictures that we would take of these graceful marine mammals.
As a nice final touch, a majestic Galápagos hawk followed us during the whole afternoon walk. It made a wonderful display of its skills while on flight, as if it was giving us one more thing to remember from this wonderful paradise.
Today was the last day of our expedition in the Galápagos. As we got a glimpse of the shore you could see a beautiful white beach revealed at the distance. The name of the area is Garner bay, and it happens to have one of the most gorgeous beaches in the whole archipelago. We encountered a large colony of sea lions guarding the shore and it seemed that they got really interested on us, since their curiosity made them come right up and analyze the new comers. After having a good time with the sea lions, some of our guests decided to just walk along the beach and explore the area. Lots of mockingbirds were found along the beach and some of them were even having an argument over territory. The Galápagos Hawk was an interesting sighting, too. It appeared not to be disturbed by our presence, and it continued to scavenge on a dead baby sea lion at one side of the beach.
Right after lunch (and a short siesta…) we headed to Punta Suarez, at the eastern side of Espanola Island. We observed the Waved Albatrosses, which apparently weren’t over performing their romantic courtships. These birds are about seven feet wingspan and are endemic to the Island of Espanola.
As usual, after only a few feet from the dock, we spotted sea lions basking on the rocks. Some of the females were feeding their newly born babies. We were sad knowing that these would be probably the last pictures that we would take of these graceful marine mammals.
As a nice final touch, a majestic Galápagos hawk followed us during the whole afternoon walk. It made a wonderful display of its skills while on flight, as if it was giving us one more thing to remember from this wonderful paradise.
