Hood Island
Our morning expedition began with visiting the oldest island in the archipelago situated in the south eastern corner of Galápagos, Hood Island on Punta Suarez.
We headed ashore on our Zodiacs, and some Galápagos sea lions were right there taking a morning siesta and ignored us as we walked by their side. We encountered many females and some looked pregnant while very large males started to take control over some territories.
One of the main attractions today was the colony of Galápagos waved albatrosses in their breeding grounds. Some of them were taking off from the cliffs into the open ocean to feed on fish and squid, while their mates devotedly sit in the nests incubating the only single egg laid.
We encountered lots of colorful marine iguanas warming up, while a curious lava lizard tried to take a bite from one of our guest’s red shoes; the lava lizard realized finally that shoes are not as tasty as insects and left after a couple of attempts.
For the afternoon, we had several options. Deep water snorkeling around “Tortuga Islet” was just amazing with large schools of fish plus all the different species of sea stars found in the area. Some of our guests snorkeled from the beach for the first time while others went for a stroll along the shore line. For those who wanted to observe the marine life without getting wet, we had the glass bottom boat placed around a nearby islet, and they did see a lot. We also had the kayaks available and some had a great time exploring the dramatic coast of Gardner bay.
Our day was just magnificent and made us think on what is coming next for the rest of the week.
Our morning expedition began with visiting the oldest island in the archipelago situated in the south eastern corner of Galápagos, Hood Island on Punta Suarez.
We headed ashore on our Zodiacs, and some Galápagos sea lions were right there taking a morning siesta and ignored us as we walked by their side. We encountered many females and some looked pregnant while very large males started to take control over some territories.
One of the main attractions today was the colony of Galápagos waved albatrosses in their breeding grounds. Some of them were taking off from the cliffs into the open ocean to feed on fish and squid, while their mates devotedly sit in the nests incubating the only single egg laid.
We encountered lots of colorful marine iguanas warming up, while a curious lava lizard tried to take a bite from one of our guest’s red shoes; the lava lizard realized finally that shoes are not as tasty as insects and left after a couple of attempts.
For the afternoon, we had several options. Deep water snorkeling around “Tortuga Islet” was just amazing with large schools of fish plus all the different species of sea stars found in the area. Some of our guests snorkeled from the beach for the first time while others went for a stroll along the shore line. For those who wanted to observe the marine life without getting wet, we had the glass bottom boat placed around a nearby islet, and they did see a lot. We also had the kayaks available and some had a great time exploring the dramatic coast of Gardner bay.
Our day was just magnificent and made us think on what is coming next for the rest of the week.
