Floreana Island
An early call woke us up to enjoy the beautiful morning colors above the silhouette of Floreana Island. After a short visit to famous Post Office Bay, our captain Fausto Hinojosa, repositioned the ship to Champion Islet where we focused on water activities, such as “glass bottom boating” and snorkeling. Large schools of tropical fishes were seen along the fascinating cliffs of this Islet. Spotted-eagle rays were a highlight too. But what people enjoyed the most was to play with the curious baby sea lions.
A few guests went scuba diving, and they had the honor of being in the company of our National Geographic representative, Dr. Sylvia Earle. Sylvia has led or participated in expeditions totaling more than 6,000 hours underwater. She has descended solo to more than 3,000 feet and has visited the Galapagos marine world many times since the 1960’s. Still, she came back from her outing with a huge smile. A pioneer marine biologist, a conservationist and an explorer, was as excited as our guests about the diving experience. Hammerhead sharks, white-tip reef sharks and manta rays brought them all joy and delight. Everyone had a lot of fun this morning!
What about the afternoon? Well, the afternoon was also wonderful. We found greater flamingoes, green sea turtles and many Darwin’s finches. Floreana Island was pure magic!
An early call woke us up to enjoy the beautiful morning colors above the silhouette of Floreana Island. After a short visit to famous Post Office Bay, our captain Fausto Hinojosa, repositioned the ship to Champion Islet where we focused on water activities, such as “glass bottom boating” and snorkeling. Large schools of tropical fishes were seen along the fascinating cliffs of this Islet. Spotted-eagle rays were a highlight too. But what people enjoyed the most was to play with the curious baby sea lions.
A few guests went scuba diving, and they had the honor of being in the company of our National Geographic representative, Dr. Sylvia Earle. Sylvia has led or participated in expeditions totaling more than 6,000 hours underwater. She has descended solo to more than 3,000 feet and has visited the Galapagos marine world many times since the 1960’s. Still, she came back from her outing with a huge smile. A pioneer marine biologist, a conservationist and an explorer, was as excited as our guests about the diving experience. Hammerhead sharks, white-tip reef sharks and manta rays brought them all joy and delight. Everyone had a lot of fun this morning!
What about the afternoon? Well, the afternoon was also wonderful. We found greater flamingoes, green sea turtles and many Darwin’s finches. Floreana Island was pure magic!
