Floreana Island
It is a relaxing day in the Galápagos Islands. The sea is calm, and some of us wake early to start the day with a tradition that was started by a whaling fleet in the 1790’s, first recorded by Captain James Colnett (but not necessary it’s creator). An empty barrel was placed for whalers to deposit letters for their cherished ones which would be hand delivered by their contemporaries as soon as they had enough whale oil stocked in their galleys onboard to return to their mother-land, England. Today, post cards from all over the world are resting in this very place to be hand delivered by not just one of our guests but a few, on board the Islander, just like in the days long past.
In the afternoon, we had a wonderful presentation about the infamous human history of Galápagos by our naturalist Ramiro Tomala. For some of us, siesta was well deserved after our delicious lunch.
During our afternoon walk, we had an impressive view of flamingos in their natural state on a brackish water lagoon: some pairs are nesting, and we were able to enjoy them from a safe distance. As we continued our trail, we had the opportunity to walk from a mineral beach to an organic one and enjoy their differences and similarities.
The sun sets behind the clouds with a reddish and gray gradient as we take our Zodiacs. Soon we will be ready for our briefing, and afterwards, our barbecue dinner on the sky deck.
The expedition is almost over. Tomorrow we are ready to enjoy the day with all our might. What a great place the Galápagos Islands are!
It is a relaxing day in the Galápagos Islands. The sea is calm, and some of us wake early to start the day with a tradition that was started by a whaling fleet in the 1790’s, first recorded by Captain James Colnett (but not necessary it’s creator). An empty barrel was placed for whalers to deposit letters for their cherished ones which would be hand delivered by their contemporaries as soon as they had enough whale oil stocked in their galleys onboard to return to their mother-land, England. Today, post cards from all over the world are resting in this very place to be hand delivered by not just one of our guests but a few, on board the Islander, just like in the days long past.
In the afternoon, we had a wonderful presentation about the infamous human history of Galápagos by our naturalist Ramiro Tomala. For some of us, siesta was well deserved after our delicious lunch.
During our afternoon walk, we had an impressive view of flamingos in their natural state on a brackish water lagoon: some pairs are nesting, and we were able to enjoy them from a safe distance. As we continued our trail, we had the opportunity to walk from a mineral beach to an organic one and enjoy their differences and similarities.
The sun sets behind the clouds with a reddish and gray gradient as we take our Zodiacs. Soon we will be ready for our briefing, and afterwards, our barbecue dinner on the sky deck.
The expedition is almost over. Tomorrow we are ready to enjoy the day with all our might. What a great place the Galápagos Islands are!
