Isabela & Fernandina Islands
This time the National Geographic Islander took us to the western part of the archipelago, with two objectives to accomplish, the first one to do some whale watching, and the second one to celebrate the Equator line crossing.
As soon as the sun start rising behind the Pacific Ocean, the first spouts were seen in the distance; once we started getting closer, we noticed that a big pod of common dolphins were jumping out of the water with great delight. Soon after, a small number of Bryde’s whales traveling as individuals were seen as well.
There was an optional wake-up call for those more interested in whale observation, but we decided to do a general call because it was getting too amazing!
As soon as we anchored off the bay at Punta Vicente Roca, we offered a Zodiac ride to explore the northernmost part of Isabela Island; what a Zodiac ride this was!
We saw Galápagos flightless cormorants, Galápagos penguins, Galápagos marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, brown noddy terns, brown pelicans and many turtles, even during our snorkeling activity!
Right after lunch we had to reposition our ship to Fernandina Island; another small number of Bryde’s whales were seen just before we anchored. We were happy to see all of our guests responding to our call and showing up on the outer decks to see the great show.
Once at Punta Espinoza (Fernandina Island), we noticed that this was, without a doubt, a very young geological formation in the Archipelago, covered with fresh lava flows and some pioneer plants. Along the shoreline, we saw piles of the largest marine iguanas that we have encountered so far, and a small nesting area of flightless cormorants.
This was a fantastic day in the most remote visitor site in the enchanted islands, Galápagos.
This time the National Geographic Islander took us to the western part of the archipelago, with two objectives to accomplish, the first one to do some whale watching, and the second one to celebrate the Equator line crossing.
As soon as the sun start rising behind the Pacific Ocean, the first spouts were seen in the distance; once we started getting closer, we noticed that a big pod of common dolphins were jumping out of the water with great delight. Soon after, a small number of Bryde’s whales traveling as individuals were seen as well.
There was an optional wake-up call for those more interested in whale observation, but we decided to do a general call because it was getting too amazing!
As soon as we anchored off the bay at Punta Vicente Roca, we offered a Zodiac ride to explore the northernmost part of Isabela Island; what a Zodiac ride this was!
We saw Galápagos flightless cormorants, Galápagos penguins, Galápagos marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, brown noddy terns, brown pelicans and many turtles, even during our snorkeling activity!
Right after lunch we had to reposition our ship to Fernandina Island; another small number of Bryde’s whales were seen just before we anchored. We were happy to see all of our guests responding to our call and showing up on the outer decks to see the great show.
Once at Punta Espinoza (Fernandina Island), we noticed that this was, without a doubt, a very young geological formation in the Archipelago, covered with fresh lava flows and some pioneer plants. Along the shoreline, we saw piles of the largest marine iguanas that we have encountered so far, and a small nesting area of flightless cormorants.
This was a fantastic day in the most remote visitor site in the enchanted islands, Galápagos.
