Floreana Island
Snorkelling in the Galapagos Islands can become a once in a lifetime experience. Today we had one of these memorable connections with the underwater world. I call these special encounters, “encounters of the first kind”. When you become part of the underwater world you can feel immersed inside a different dimension. Hundreds, literally, hundreds of fish were all around us. At one point little fish were like confetti all over our bodies. Exciting species, like the white-tipped reef sharks always cause amazement and commotion. Some of these predators were observed swimming without showing any concern or interest in us. Some fish are amazingly beautiful, like the brilliantly colored king angelfish shown in today’s picture.
Sea lions deserve a special note. Crystal clear waters were the perfect stage for their best performance. Like agile acrobats they were playing in front of us. We were astonished and appreciative observers to a fabulous aqua ballet. From time to time one of them would blow bubbles right in front of our masks. For minutes we were oblivious to the rest of the world. We were part of a different one. A watery world whose inhabitants shared their antics and thrilled us. For many of us, this was an experience that left us with such strong impressions, that they will be printed in our memories forever.
Snorkelling in the Galapagos Islands can become a once in a lifetime experience. Today we had one of these memorable connections with the underwater world. I call these special encounters, “encounters of the first kind”. When you become part of the underwater world you can feel immersed inside a different dimension. Hundreds, literally, hundreds of fish were all around us. At one point little fish were like confetti all over our bodies. Exciting species, like the white-tipped reef sharks always cause amazement and commotion. Some of these predators were observed swimming without showing any concern or interest in us. Some fish are amazingly beautiful, like the brilliantly colored king angelfish shown in today’s picture.
Sea lions deserve a special note. Crystal clear waters were the perfect stage for their best performance. Like agile acrobats they were playing in front of us. We were astonished and appreciative observers to a fabulous aqua ballet. From time to time one of them would blow bubbles right in front of our masks. For minutes we were oblivious to the rest of the world. We were part of a different one. A watery world whose inhabitants shared their antics and thrilled us. For many of us, this was an experience that left us with such strong impressions, that they will be printed in our memories forever.
