Isabela & Fernandina Island
We started our activities at sunrise cruising along the northern side of Isabela Island. By around 6:40 am we spotted a pod of common dolphins in the horizon. We headed in the direction of the pod and finally we had them close enough to admire their acrobatics and sheer awesomeness.
Later on we crossed the Equator line and continued to Punta Vicente Roca, visitor's site located on the northwestern side of Isabela Island. There we went for a Zodiac ride to explore the stunning cliffs of Ecuador volcano. These cliffs are home to a big diversity of animal species such as Blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, Galápagos penguins, Galápagos sea lions and Marine iguanas just to mention a few.
Once we concluded the Zodiac ride we returned to the National Geographic Endeavour to get ready for our next exploration, the underwater world. We put on our snorkeling gear and headed to the shore line of the volcano. As soon as we got in the water we were surrounded by Pacific green sea turtles, Galápagos sea lions and myriads of colorful tropical fish.
Later on, after lunch, we reached Fernandina Island the youngest of the Galápagos archipelago. In this wonderful location the landscape is dominated mostly by young lava fields devoid of vegetation. As we explored the lava fields we were amused to see the overwhelming presence of marine iguanas in large numbers, young Galápagos sea lions playing in the tide pools and Flightless cormorants.
Just amazing!
We started our activities at sunrise cruising along the northern side of Isabela Island. By around 6:40 am we spotted a pod of common dolphins in the horizon. We headed in the direction of the pod and finally we had them close enough to admire their acrobatics and sheer awesomeness.
Later on we crossed the Equator line and continued to Punta Vicente Roca, visitor's site located on the northwestern side of Isabela Island. There we went for a Zodiac ride to explore the stunning cliffs of Ecuador volcano. These cliffs are home to a big diversity of animal species such as Blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, Galápagos penguins, Galápagos sea lions and Marine iguanas just to mention a few.
Once we concluded the Zodiac ride we returned to the National Geographic Endeavour to get ready for our next exploration, the underwater world. We put on our snorkeling gear and headed to the shore line of the volcano. As soon as we got in the water we were surrounded by Pacific green sea turtles, Galápagos sea lions and myriads of colorful tropical fish.
Later on, after lunch, we reached Fernandina Island the youngest of the Galápagos archipelago. In this wonderful location the landscape is dominated mostly by young lava fields devoid of vegetation. As we explored the lava fields we were amused to see the overwhelming presence of marine iguanas in large numbers, young Galápagos sea lions playing in the tide pools and Flightless cormorants.
Just amazing!
