Española Island
It is not only one of the last days of the month, it happens to be also the last full day of our expedition in the Galápagos for the guests currently on board.
The sightings during the whole week have been many – all the way from the very beginning, seven days ago, when we saw our first blue footed booby, or even our first sea lion, to the very last afternoon among albatrosses. I was glad to see that the excitement experienced by our guests, even the last day, was equally high.
The morning was spent on Gardner Beach. Hundreds of sea lions were simply laying along the white beach, and the turquoise water bathing the coast was precisely what we needed for our perfect photograph, that is if we didn’t have it yet!
The snorkeling option was very popular, not only because it was the last snorkeling of the week, but because it seemed so inviting to enjoy part of the morning exploring underwater caves with very distinctive geological features. Sea lions were a constant companion for us all who decided to take this option.
The afternoon walkers visited an area that even among the islands is much more restricted and it is know as Punta Suarez. Within the same island of Espanola, this peace of paradise for wildlife offers almost everything. From the moment we arrived, we had to pay careful attention to our steps, as many species were found in the middle of the trail. Blue footed and Nazca boobies were found along the cliffs while sea lions were resting along the tiny beaches all along.
It was not until the very end that we could witness the magnificence of the waved albatrosses, the kings of gliding! The very steep cliff at the end of the trail was the albatross gateway to the deep blue ocean, and several of them were gliding above our heads as if in suspension.
We couldn’t ask for a better end to our walk! The whole week was fantastic, and with a closure like this, we’ll be able to leave such an incredible paradise.
It is not only one of the last days of the month, it happens to be also the last full day of our expedition in the Galápagos for the guests currently on board.
The sightings during the whole week have been many – all the way from the very beginning, seven days ago, when we saw our first blue footed booby, or even our first sea lion, to the very last afternoon among albatrosses. I was glad to see that the excitement experienced by our guests, even the last day, was equally high.
The morning was spent on Gardner Beach. Hundreds of sea lions were simply laying along the white beach, and the turquoise water bathing the coast was precisely what we needed for our perfect photograph, that is if we didn’t have it yet!
The snorkeling option was very popular, not only because it was the last snorkeling of the week, but because it seemed so inviting to enjoy part of the morning exploring underwater caves with very distinctive geological features. Sea lions were a constant companion for us all who decided to take this option.
The afternoon walkers visited an area that even among the islands is much more restricted and it is know as Punta Suarez. Within the same island of Espanola, this peace of paradise for wildlife offers almost everything. From the moment we arrived, we had to pay careful attention to our steps, as many species were found in the middle of the trail. Blue footed and Nazca boobies were found along the cliffs while sea lions were resting along the tiny beaches all along.
It was not until the very end that we could witness the magnificence of the waved albatrosses, the kings of gliding! The very steep cliff at the end of the trail was the albatross gateway to the deep blue ocean, and several of them were gliding above our heads as if in suspension.
We couldn’t ask for a better end to our walk! The whole week was fantastic, and with a closure like this, we’ll be able to leave such an incredible paradise.
