Floreana Island
Our early departure brought us to Post Office Bay on Floreana Island, one of the oldest islands of the Galápagos archipelago. We had a great time there reading the addresses of the so many post cards and letters left in order to follow a very interesting practice of these latitudes. When Captain James Colnett erected the barrel in 1793, he didn’t know he was starting a whole tradition that would outlast him for several centuries. Many post cards were taken to re-enact these historical moments when sailors didn’t have the postal service benefit that we people of the modern days have, and had to rely on the hand-delivery method of sending mail.
Later on, still in the morning, we enjoyed a fabulous snorkeling session at Champion islet where we were surrounded by very playful young seas lions. The crystalline ocean made our experience unique. Although in the afternoon we had some rain, we had a joyful kayaking experience along the coast line of Pta. Cormorant. Several blue footed boobies perched on the rocky shores enlightened our procession and tropic birds flew over us as well.
By four in the afternoon, the sun was radiant again (well, kind of…) and the visit was once again spectacular. The setting created by the sunlight onto the wet gravel and sand, together with the diverse colors of the different plants, was just nice. A solitary lava lizard spent a big deal of time trying to understand us while several finches hopped around in search of seeds.
Mellow as it was, the afternoon came to an end and we slowly walked back to our landing area thinking about what it would be like to stay on land over night. Just thinking…
Our early departure brought us to Post Office Bay on Floreana Island, one of the oldest islands of the Galápagos archipelago. We had a great time there reading the addresses of the so many post cards and letters left in order to follow a very interesting practice of these latitudes. When Captain James Colnett erected the barrel in 1793, he didn’t know he was starting a whole tradition that would outlast him for several centuries. Many post cards were taken to re-enact these historical moments when sailors didn’t have the postal service benefit that we people of the modern days have, and had to rely on the hand-delivery method of sending mail.
Later on, still in the morning, we enjoyed a fabulous snorkeling session at Champion islet where we were surrounded by very playful young seas lions. The crystalline ocean made our experience unique. Although in the afternoon we had some rain, we had a joyful kayaking experience along the coast line of Pta. Cormorant. Several blue footed boobies perched on the rocky shores enlightened our procession and tropic birds flew over us as well.
By four in the afternoon, the sun was radiant again (well, kind of…) and the visit was once again spectacular. The setting created by the sunlight onto the wet gravel and sand, together with the diverse colors of the different plants, was just nice. A solitary lava lizard spent a big deal of time trying to understand us while several finches hopped around in search of seeds.
Mellow as it was, the afternoon came to an end and we slowly walked back to our landing area thinking about what it would be like to stay on land over night. Just thinking…
