Española Island
It’s great to return to the islands again after a long vacation, and once more see the beauty of this nature and wildlife: it almost seems to me that time stood still and they were waiting for us!
We had an unforgettable time today visiting the island of Española; the oldest island of the group, all the way to the south east of the archipelago. This morning we visited the eastern corner, Punta Suarez, and walked among a large colony of blue-footed boobies. They were really active today: we saw them dancing, courting, mating and many of them already had eggs and chicks. Beside the boobies, we saw several albatross chicks that were still very downy. These seemed to be curiously wondering what we were, whilst in the meantime these juveniles often flapped their underdeveloped wings, in an attempt to develop good muscles because in a couple of months they have to be strong enough to take off, not to return for many years.
During lunch we lifted anchor and repositioned the ship to the north of Española, an area called Gardner Bay, where we had mainly water activities. There were options for all tastes: the glass bottom boat and the deep water snorkeling where we had the chance to observe the marine environment; the beautiful long white beach where we could stroll at leisure, and interact with the sea lions lazing in the sun.
I am so happy to be here again and have the chance to share all the magic of this wonderful place with our guests.
It’s great to return to the islands again after a long vacation, and once more see the beauty of this nature and wildlife: it almost seems to me that time stood still and they were waiting for us!
We had an unforgettable time today visiting the island of Española; the oldest island of the group, all the way to the south east of the archipelago. This morning we visited the eastern corner, Punta Suarez, and walked among a large colony of blue-footed boobies. They were really active today: we saw them dancing, courting, mating and many of them already had eggs and chicks. Beside the boobies, we saw several albatross chicks that were still very downy. These seemed to be curiously wondering what we were, whilst in the meantime these juveniles often flapped their underdeveloped wings, in an attempt to develop good muscles because in a couple of months they have to be strong enough to take off, not to return for many years.
During lunch we lifted anchor and repositioned the ship to the north of Española, an area called Gardner Bay, where we had mainly water activities. There were options for all tastes: the glass bottom boat and the deep water snorkeling where we had the chance to observe the marine environment; the beautiful long white beach where we could stroll at leisure, and interact with the sea lions lazing in the sun.
I am so happy to be here again and have the chance to share all the magic of this wonderful place with our guests.
