Floreana Island
It's six thirty in the morning, overcast and foggy in the island where many events took place in the last century: disappearances, murders, people getting poisoned. Post Office Bay is the name of this place in Floreana Island, where a barrel was set in 1793 by a crew member of one of the numerous whaling vessels that were sailing around the archipelago by the 18th and 19th centuries. The idea was to keep the crew in touch with their families in Europe; letters left in Floreana, would be picked up by vessels on their way back home. Sailors stopped on Floreana not only to leave and collect mail but also to get food supply, consisting in water and giant tortoises. They had learned that this slow and peaceful animal was able to remain alive for a long period of time without water and food.
Later in the morning we dropped anchor near one of the satellite islets of Floreana Island, Champion, where we had great water activities. From the first second that we got in the water, we were fascinated with the richness of the marine ecosystem; we saw lots of tropical fish like king angel fish, white tipped reef sharks, Galápagos sharks, marbled rays, and more.
In the afternoon we disembarked to visit Punta Cormorant, where our guest saw Greater Flamingoes for the first time this week. We also encountered one of the most beautiful beaches where Pacific green sea turtles nest every year.
It's six thirty in the morning, overcast and foggy in the island where many events took place in the last century: disappearances, murders, people getting poisoned. Post Office Bay is the name of this place in Floreana Island, where a barrel was set in 1793 by a crew member of one of the numerous whaling vessels that were sailing around the archipelago by the 18th and 19th centuries. The idea was to keep the crew in touch with their families in Europe; letters left in Floreana, would be picked up by vessels on their way back home. Sailors stopped on Floreana not only to leave and collect mail but also to get food supply, consisting in water and giant tortoises. They had learned that this slow and peaceful animal was able to remain alive for a long period of time without water and food.
Later in the morning we dropped anchor near one of the satellite islets of Floreana Island, Champion, where we had great water activities. From the first second that we got in the water, we were fascinated with the richness of the marine ecosystem; we saw lots of tropical fish like king angel fish, white tipped reef sharks, Galápagos sharks, marbled rays, and more.
In the afternoon we disembarked to visit Punta Cormorant, where our guest saw Greater Flamingoes for the first time this week. We also encountered one of the most beautiful beaches where Pacific green sea turtles nest every year.
