Isabela and Fernandina Islands
Since the very beginning of the day we could admire the beauty of the largest island. Last night, under a perfectly clear sky, we learnt the names of the constellations, and we dreamed with the gods and goddesses of both the Greeks in the Northern Hemisphere, and of the Incas in the Southern Hemisphere.
While we were enjoying the stars, swallow-tailed gulls followed the ship in our long voyage to the north and west, to today’s visitor sites, the youngest islands. With the half-moon illuminating the way, we saw the dark and arid profile of Isabela volcanoes. These silhouettes were already promising, since last night, a unique Tuesday experience, that indeed we had.
We enjoyed bottle-nosed dolphins, a small pod of false killer whales, the view of sedimentary-looking tuff of Isabela cliffs, iguanas in breeding colors, flightless cormorants and penguins: the list can go on for several pages. The western realm of the archipelago is, as ever, a place of splendor and surprises.
Since the very beginning of the day we could admire the beauty of the largest island. Last night, under a perfectly clear sky, we learnt the names of the constellations, and we dreamed with the gods and goddesses of both the Greeks in the Northern Hemisphere, and of the Incas in the Southern Hemisphere.
While we were enjoying the stars, swallow-tailed gulls followed the ship in our long voyage to the north and west, to today’s visitor sites, the youngest islands. With the half-moon illuminating the way, we saw the dark and arid profile of Isabela volcanoes. These silhouettes were already promising, since last night, a unique Tuesday experience, that indeed we had.
We enjoyed bottle-nosed dolphins, a small pod of false killer whales, the view of sedimentary-looking tuff of Isabela cliffs, iguanas in breeding colors, flightless cormorants and penguins: the list can go on for several pages. The western realm of the archipelago is, as ever, a place of splendor and surprises.
