Española Island
Our second day is ending in the Galápagos…
Nine o’clock pm and we feel ready to go to bed, we have done so much today that it already seems we have been here longer!
Punta Suarez with all its creatures: the marine iguanas and the Galápagos hawks greeted us as we started the walk right on the landing area. The particularly curious mocking birds gave me the chance to talk about how these creatures caught Darwin’s attention back in 1835 when he visited the islands. Inside the little beaches we had sea lion pups interacting with iguanas, blue-footed boobies courting and some lava lizards displaying their aggressive behavior to impress females. Everywhere we looked had some interesting action going on.
Since Española is the oldest island of the archipelago, it has a high rate of endemism. There are only three species of Darwin finches found here, and they were also present during a part of the two and a half hours we walked. The unevenness of the terrain did not stop us from getting excited about the wildlife on this island, so it’s no wonder why it was a highlight of the everyone’s visit.
As I go to bed tonight, I am remembering the colors of the beach this afternoon with hundreds of sea lions resting on the sand, the silence of the snorkel with the tropical fishes all around us, and the relaxed kayak ride along the coast of Gardner Bay.
Our second day is ending in the Galápagos…
Nine o’clock pm and we feel ready to go to bed, we have done so much today that it already seems we have been here longer!
Punta Suarez with all its creatures: the marine iguanas and the Galápagos hawks greeted us as we started the walk right on the landing area. The particularly curious mocking birds gave me the chance to talk about how these creatures caught Darwin’s attention back in 1835 when he visited the islands. Inside the little beaches we had sea lion pups interacting with iguanas, blue-footed boobies courting and some lava lizards displaying their aggressive behavior to impress females. Everywhere we looked had some interesting action going on.
Since Española is the oldest island of the archipelago, it has a high rate of endemism. There are only three species of Darwin finches found here, and they were also present during a part of the two and a half hours we walked. The unevenness of the terrain did not stop us from getting excited about the wildlife on this island, so it’s no wonder why it was a highlight of the everyone’s visit.
As I go to bed tonight, I am remembering the colors of the beach this afternoon with hundreds of sea lions resting on the sand, the silence of the snorkel with the tropical fishes all around us, and the relaxed kayak ride along the coast of Gardner Bay.
