Bartolome Island
It is almost the end, and I know that, everyone does. Fortunately, nobody wants to face the reality that this week is almost gone, so everyone keeps enjoying every minute of the day as if it was the first day in the Galapagos.
Despite the early morning wake up call today, most of our guests took the option of climbing the staircase located on Bartolome Island. The view from the top of the volcanic cone fulfilled every expectation and compensated for all the efforts made to get there. It was six thirty in the morning, and we, the first group, were already on our way to conquer the top of the mountain. The feeling of solitude was overwhelming, and the sensation of peace surrounded us all the way up. I stopped on several occasions, looking back to see the view that reminded me of the first time that I set foot in this place... it’s already been nine years! I still can’t believe how bewitched I became by these islands. A combination of blue-footed booby dances and the lava flows that I once upon a time, like in a fairy tale, watched flowing down the slopes of Fernandina Volcano have made me stay in these islands over the years. The view that I was about to contemplate sealed the pact that I once made with myself and with the islands. The spell was complete. These islands brought me peace, and in return, I promised to take care of them until the day the first memory of me climbing the stairs shall fade away...
It is almost the end, and I know that, everyone does. Fortunately, nobody wants to face the reality that this week is almost gone, so everyone keeps enjoying every minute of the day as if it was the first day in the Galapagos.
Despite the early morning wake up call today, most of our guests took the option of climbing the staircase located on Bartolome Island. The view from the top of the volcanic cone fulfilled every expectation and compensated for all the efforts made to get there. It was six thirty in the morning, and we, the first group, were already on our way to conquer the top of the mountain. The feeling of solitude was overwhelming, and the sensation of peace surrounded us all the way up. I stopped on several occasions, looking back to see the view that reminded me of the first time that I set foot in this place... it’s already been nine years! I still can’t believe how bewitched I became by these islands. A combination of blue-footed booby dances and the lava flows that I once upon a time, like in a fairy tale, watched flowing down the slopes of Fernandina Volcano have made me stay in these islands over the years. The view that I was about to contemplate sealed the pact that I once made with myself and with the islands. The spell was complete. These islands brought me peace, and in return, I promised to take care of them until the day the first memory of me climbing the stairs shall fade away...
