San Cristobal Island
Located on San Cristobal Island is Punta Pitt, our next visitor site. This island is one of the oldest, formed by numerous volcanoes. Today we landed on a green olivine beach formed by crystals, also termed peridote, which sparkle under the hot equatorial sun. The volcanic scenery that we observed during our intense hike is spectacular; the peeks of tuff high in the sky make this site very different from what we have already observed.
Today we searched for red-footed boobies as we climbed up the island and a few of us decided to see them from the comfort of a Zodiac as we rode along the shore.
Punta Pitt also has impressive scenery from up above – here we can see the position of the sun and are able to tell the direction of the sea breeze. All our senses become sharpened; our sense of smell kicks in and we can now actually hear our surroundings. We have become one with nature under the blue sky.
During our Zodiac ride around the cliffs and off a nearby islet we watched great frigatebirds with bright red pouches sitting on the bushes, waving their heads to attract the soaring females. We also saw beautiful red-, blue-footed and Nazca boobies.
Then we were at the beach, where a few of us went straight for an impressive snorkeling expedition, surrounded by tons of fish and sea lions. The outstanding blue and the volcanic landscape is gorgeous.
Later we reposition to Kicker Rock, an impressive tuff formation standing massive out of the shoreline. We circumnavigated as the sun was setting, remembering this is the place where we just snorkeled with Galápagos sharks, rays, turtles, sea lions, fish and friends. We are now together, embracing this lovely time as we have been bonded by this magical touch. Today is our last full day in the islands.
Our expedition is now over; life goes on, but we are now sure this place has changed many lives, a place which can never be fully described. Can you help us, dear reader? How can we portray that our senses bring us back to nature and we become one with our surroundings, finally understanding and coexisting with it all. Now it all makes sense to our guests. I hope to see you some time.
