Genovesa Island
Sleeping while the ship is on the move is the best way to have wonderful dreams, but waking up when the ship anchors and with the view of the caldera walls all the way around, is also a fantastic experience. Indeed, I opened my eyes this morning to find myself and the ship immerged in Darwin bay, the collapsed crater of an old volcano. Even from inside my cabin I could hear the birds flying around – how couldn’t I when there are more than a million birds on this island? Then I walked to the outside decks and confirmed the source of the many sounds: frigate birds, red-billed tropic birds, Nazca boobies, swallow-tailed gulls and red-footed boobies, either coming back to their nests on the island, or heading away to find food for their young ones. Because almost every species of sea bird of Genovesa is breeding and nesting this time of year. Therefore, when we landed on the beach we found nests everywhere. There are birds that prefer to do it on the ground, laying their eggs on the bare sand or lava. There are others, like frigates and red-footed boobies, which build their nests on bushes and trees.
The highlight of the afternoon was spotting not one, not two, but four short-eared owls, and at day time! Our younger guests enjoyed learning Zodiac lessons from one of our famous drivers, Super G, and got their official “Panguero” license, signed by captain Fausto Hinojosa. At night we went to the sky deck to enjoy the stars and dream about far away galaxies and close-by islands, all within our human hearts.
Sleeping while the ship is on the move is the best way to have wonderful dreams, but waking up when the ship anchors and with the view of the caldera walls all the way around, is also a fantastic experience. Indeed, I opened my eyes this morning to find myself and the ship immerged in Darwin bay, the collapsed crater of an old volcano. Even from inside my cabin I could hear the birds flying around – how couldn’t I when there are more than a million birds on this island? Then I walked to the outside decks and confirmed the source of the many sounds: frigate birds, red-billed tropic birds, Nazca boobies, swallow-tailed gulls and red-footed boobies, either coming back to their nests on the island, or heading away to find food for their young ones. Because almost every species of sea bird of Genovesa is breeding and nesting this time of year. Therefore, when we landed on the beach we found nests everywhere. There are birds that prefer to do it on the ground, laying their eggs on the bare sand or lava. There are others, like frigates and red-footed boobies, which build their nests on bushes and trees.
The highlight of the afternoon was spotting not one, not two, but four short-eared owls, and at day time! Our younger guests enjoyed learning Zodiac lessons from one of our famous drivers, Super G, and got their official “Panguero” license, signed by captain Fausto Hinojosa. At night we went to the sky deck to enjoy the stars and dream about far away galaxies and close-by islands, all within our human hearts.
