Cerro Dragon & Chinese Hat
Some of our guests decided to join the Photo group, landing on Cerro Dragon as the sun was rising above the horizon; most people went to the same site later in the morning, but everybody got to see flamingos, as well as huge land iguanas, one of our endemic reptiles in the Galápagos.
The marine reserve is as important as the land Park, so we offered the opportunity of snorkeling twice today, in the morning and in the afternoon. It is hard to choose which was the better place, as in the morning several guests enjoyed the company of a gigantic and gentle manta ray, while in the afternoon quite a few saw a Galápagos shark and penguins.
Chinese hat is a spatter cone, located south of Santiago Island. It is pretty small, and the beach is one of the tiniest in the world, but the highlight of the beach was our masseuse who led a stretching session. By sunset time, several people were both in Zodiacs and kayaks exploring the lava fields of Santiago. Not older than a hundred years, one can already find huge candelabra cactus growing on the young basaltic rock.
It is barbecue time now. Everybody is showing off their new Galápagos t-shirts while commenting on their many adventures and highlights. The stars are starting to fill in a dark and clear sky. We’ll share the constellations’ names, and the legends behind them; we’ll have sweet dreams tonight.
Some of our guests decided to join the Photo group, landing on Cerro Dragon as the sun was rising above the horizon; most people went to the same site later in the morning, but everybody got to see flamingos, as well as huge land iguanas, one of our endemic reptiles in the Galápagos.
The marine reserve is as important as the land Park, so we offered the opportunity of snorkeling twice today, in the morning and in the afternoon. It is hard to choose which was the better place, as in the morning several guests enjoyed the company of a gigantic and gentle manta ray, while in the afternoon quite a few saw a Galápagos shark and penguins.
Chinese hat is a spatter cone, located south of Santiago Island. It is pretty small, and the beach is one of the tiniest in the world, but the highlight of the beach was our masseuse who led a stretching session. By sunset time, several people were both in Zodiacs and kayaks exploring the lava fields of Santiago. Not older than a hundred years, one can already find huge candelabra cactus growing on the young basaltic rock.
It is barbecue time now. Everybody is showing off their new Galápagos t-shirts while commenting on their many adventures and highlights. The stars are starting to fill in a dark and clear sky. We’ll share the constellations’ names, and the legends behind them; we’ll have sweet dreams tonight.
