Santa Cruz Island & Chinese Hat Islet
We walked again into the National Park territory; we all could feel the isolation around Dragon Hill, our first visit in the morning.
We started our day walking along the shore, having the surprise of sighting a great blue heron fishing among the rocks. Suddenly, it caught an eel and swallowed it just in front of our eyes. That was just the beginning… we continued walking in a dormant holy tree forest to arrive to the dry area, where we would be looking for the Dragons of the Galápagos, the land iguanas. We were lucky to find some of them just next to our trail, we could observe these reptiles while they were feeding on cactus and digging their holes.
The temperature was increasing, just perfect for our snorkelers! As soon as we came back from our walk, we put on our wet suits and depart for Guy Fawkes Rocks. The wall was full of bright colors: algae, sponges, sea weed and many fish were making this mosaic of different tones.
After lunch the National Geographic Polaris dropped its anchor close to Chinese Hat Islet, the water temperature had increase so we took our zodiacs again and went for all water activities: snorkel, kayaks, beach time, panga rides… It is such a beautiful place, surrounded by lava flows and some parasitic cones. We had fun!
There are many things to see and to remember. Everyday Galápagos offers a new experience, and we got it today!
We walked again into the National Park territory; we all could feel the isolation around Dragon Hill, our first visit in the morning.
We started our day walking along the shore, having the surprise of sighting a great blue heron fishing among the rocks. Suddenly, it caught an eel and swallowed it just in front of our eyes. That was just the beginning… we continued walking in a dormant holy tree forest to arrive to the dry area, where we would be looking for the Dragons of the Galápagos, the land iguanas. We were lucky to find some of them just next to our trail, we could observe these reptiles while they were feeding on cactus and digging their holes.
The temperature was increasing, just perfect for our snorkelers! As soon as we came back from our walk, we put on our wet suits and depart for Guy Fawkes Rocks. The wall was full of bright colors: algae, sponges, sea weed and many fish were making this mosaic of different tones.
After lunch the National Geographic Polaris dropped its anchor close to Chinese Hat Islet, the water temperature had increase so we took our zodiacs again and went for all water activities: snorkel, kayaks, beach time, panga rides… It is such a beautiful place, surrounded by lava flows and some parasitic cones. We had fun!
There are many things to see and to remember. Everyday Galápagos offers a new experience, and we got it today!
