Fernandina and Isabela Islands
The Galapagos, a group of islands located 600 hundred miles away from the closest landmass is a magical place where anything can happen. Our visits today where beyond everyone’s expectation. Fernandina Island was dressed with its best outfit. Being the youngest island in the archipelago, (300 thousand years only!), Fernandina is considered one of the largest and most pristine islands in the world. We landed on the island right after low tide. Large fields of pitch black lava flows were covered with green marine algae, giving that touch of color that everyone needed for their pictures. A feeling of peace filled the air, and undoubtedly that peacefulness was transmitted to our guests. Sea lions, marine iguanas and penguins gave the touch of life, breaking up the image of lifelessness that the island might give at first sight.
Soon after our land visit, some of our Zodiacs were dispatched with guests, eager to experience all of what the marine life of this part of the archipelago has to offer. Happy faces proved that the snorkeling outing was as successful as we thought it’d be. Our well-deserved lunch was interrupted by a group of dolphins and sea lions feeding in the middle of our route, giving us an extra-bonus to the already wonderful morning.
But the best part of the day definitely came later. Around 5:30 p.m., our Captain announced the crossing of the Equatorial line. Unexpectedly, one of the lost pirates of the ancient buccaneer’s ships that cruised the Galapagos boarded the Polaris. The famous pirate Lynn “toothless” Fowler captured some of the guests and proceeded to baptize them. They had a choice of kissing a fish or kissing her! (By the picture above, guess who won the most kisses!)
As the sunset in a glorious orange and pink sky, we toasted to yet another wonderful day in these enchanted islands.
The Galapagos, a group of islands located 600 hundred miles away from the closest landmass is a magical place where anything can happen. Our visits today where beyond everyone’s expectation. Fernandina Island was dressed with its best outfit. Being the youngest island in the archipelago, (300 thousand years only!), Fernandina is considered one of the largest and most pristine islands in the world. We landed on the island right after low tide. Large fields of pitch black lava flows were covered with green marine algae, giving that touch of color that everyone needed for their pictures. A feeling of peace filled the air, and undoubtedly that peacefulness was transmitted to our guests. Sea lions, marine iguanas and penguins gave the touch of life, breaking up the image of lifelessness that the island might give at first sight.
Soon after our land visit, some of our Zodiacs were dispatched with guests, eager to experience all of what the marine life of this part of the archipelago has to offer. Happy faces proved that the snorkeling outing was as successful as we thought it’d be. Our well-deserved lunch was interrupted by a group of dolphins and sea lions feeding in the middle of our route, giving us an extra-bonus to the already wonderful morning.
But the best part of the day definitely came later. Around 5:30 p.m., our Captain announced the crossing of the Equatorial line. Unexpectedly, one of the lost pirates of the ancient buccaneer’s ships that cruised the Galapagos boarded the Polaris. The famous pirate Lynn “toothless” Fowler captured some of the guests and proceeded to baptize them. They had a choice of kissing a fish or kissing her! (By the picture above, guess who won the most kisses!)
As the sunset in a glorious orange and pink sky, we toasted to yet another wonderful day in these enchanted islands.
