Genovesa Island
We are now seasoned sailors, after having crossed the equator so many times. This morning we crossed once again into the Northern Hemisphere to visit one of the bird sanctuaries of the Galápagos: Genovesa! Here we find literally thousands of red-footed boobies, Nazca boobies, frigates, swallow-tailed gulls, iguanas and sea lions. Everywhere we look there is something catching our eye. Our morning walk takes place in Darwin Bay, which is where most of the marine birds are nesting. We are lucky enough to see chicks of swallow-tailed gulls and some red-footed booby babies as well. Once all of us have returned from this adventure, it is the first chance we have to swim in more or less warm water! We take a couple of groups to the cliffs and they are all in the water in a matter of seconds. Myriads of fish swimming around, sea lions doing acrobatics: certainly a nice place just to float around and observe.
In the afternoon, we are once again getting ready to explore yet another corner of Genovesa Island, and this time it is a walk starting at Prince Philips Steps. We have the chance to observe nesting red-footed boobies, frigates, tropicbirds fighting, some of the native vegetation and the highlight of the day, the short eared owl! As we get to the other side of the cliffs, we can see a spectacular landscape, a perfect spot for resting or picture taking!
As the sun is about to go down, it is now time to go back to Polaris and learn about our next adventure.
We are now seasoned sailors, after having crossed the equator so many times. This morning we crossed once again into the Northern Hemisphere to visit one of the bird sanctuaries of the Galápagos: Genovesa! Here we find literally thousands of red-footed boobies, Nazca boobies, frigates, swallow-tailed gulls, iguanas and sea lions. Everywhere we look there is something catching our eye. Our morning walk takes place in Darwin Bay, which is where most of the marine birds are nesting. We are lucky enough to see chicks of swallow-tailed gulls and some red-footed booby babies as well. Once all of us have returned from this adventure, it is the first chance we have to swim in more or less warm water! We take a couple of groups to the cliffs and they are all in the water in a matter of seconds. Myriads of fish swimming around, sea lions doing acrobatics: certainly a nice place just to float around and observe.
In the afternoon, we are once again getting ready to explore yet another corner of Genovesa Island, and this time it is a walk starting at Prince Philips Steps. We have the chance to observe nesting red-footed boobies, frigates, tropicbirds fighting, some of the native vegetation and the highlight of the day, the short eared owl! As we get to the other side of the cliffs, we can see a spectacular landscape, a perfect spot for resting or picture taking!
As the sun is about to go down, it is now time to go back to Polaris and learn about our next adventure.
