Bartolome & Santiago Islands
What a way to end this expedition. Early in the morning, we started by visiting a misfit island, about 2 millions years in existence. However, not one of the most predominant forest trees in Galápagos, the palo santo tree, graces its slopes. Every island in Galápagos has its own special wildlife, but Bartolome Island has its own unique enchantment.
Walking on this island is like walking on a different planet: volcanoes and craters that erupted with such a might that it is easy to imagine by observing the aftermath. We had a great opportunity to do so by getting to the top of the volcano where we could observe a beautiful, cataclysmic, landscape.
The Polaris repositions as we lunch and debrief the last procedures.
In the afternoon, we visited James, or Santiago Island, as you might know it. The walk was excellent along the sea shore of this island, where we explored the intertidal zone, and our experience was made outstanding by receiving stares from marine iguanas, sea lions, sally light foot crabs, and of course the fur seals for which this island is known for.
We spent a good time watching the behavior and the co-existance of these animals on such a wonderful volcanic landscape this week, but it is time to say good bye. For some of us this experience will be kept in our heart as the most rewarding treasure.
This corner of the world is waiting for you too, our reader, our newcomers and also for those new friends we cherish like our children from this picture. Hope you had a great time!
Hasta pronto...
What a way to end this expedition. Early in the morning, we started by visiting a misfit island, about 2 millions years in existence. However, not one of the most predominant forest trees in Galápagos, the palo santo tree, graces its slopes. Every island in Galápagos has its own special wildlife, but Bartolome Island has its own unique enchantment.
Walking on this island is like walking on a different planet: volcanoes and craters that erupted with such a might that it is easy to imagine by observing the aftermath. We had a great opportunity to do so by getting to the top of the volcano where we could observe a beautiful, cataclysmic, landscape.
The Polaris repositions as we lunch and debrief the last procedures.
In the afternoon, we visited James, or Santiago Island, as you might know it. The walk was excellent along the sea shore of this island, where we explored the intertidal zone, and our experience was made outstanding by receiving stares from marine iguanas, sea lions, sally light foot crabs, and of course the fur seals for which this island is known for.
We spent a good time watching the behavior and the co-existance of these animals on such a wonderful volcanic landscape this week, but it is time to say good bye. For some of us this experience will be kept in our heart as the most rewarding treasure.
This corner of the world is waiting for you too, our reader, our newcomers and also for those new friends we cherish like our children from this picture. Hope you had a great time!
Hasta pronto...
