Espanola Island
It’s nine in the evening, and I feel ready to go to bed. I am in such a stage of contentment, at peace with the world, completely at ease, that I know there couldn’t be anything else for me today; I have had so much already! I can only close my eyes and think about the colors of the beach in the afternoon, the peacefulness of a sea crowded with bottle-nose dolphins, the silence and beauty while kayaking along the lava shores of Gardner bay.
In the morning I witnessed water spouting at least sixty feet high into the sky; it was the blowhole of Punta Suarez at its best. Nazca Boobies flied around us, together with swallow-tailed gulls and tropic birds. There were chicks along the trail, there were blue-footed boobies performing their courtship dance, and turquoise marine iguanas and playful sea lions.
The afternoon was fantastic! Bottle-nose dolphins were spotted far away from the ship, but that did not stop us from going. Most of our guests got in the boats and went off to have a close encounter. Not only did we see them from the zodiacs, but many people jumped into the water and got to hear them, got to set eyes on them and, we could also say, got to play with them. We are honored to have Dr. Sylvia Earle on board Polaris this week, a lady who logged more than 6000 hours diving, a woman who has seen the depths of our oceans and has spoken to the world about their beauty and need for protection, who has traveled as a National Geographic expert all around the globe. She also jumped in, as if this was her first time in the water ever, she played and laughed and made little noises with every wonderful underwater sighting. I am so content, I can only close my eyes now, and have sweet Galapagos dreams.
It’s nine in the evening, and I feel ready to go to bed. I am in such a stage of contentment, at peace with the world, completely at ease, that I know there couldn’t be anything else for me today; I have had so much already! I can only close my eyes and think about the colors of the beach in the afternoon, the peacefulness of a sea crowded with bottle-nose dolphins, the silence and beauty while kayaking along the lava shores of Gardner bay.
In the morning I witnessed water spouting at least sixty feet high into the sky; it was the blowhole of Punta Suarez at its best. Nazca Boobies flied around us, together with swallow-tailed gulls and tropic birds. There were chicks along the trail, there were blue-footed boobies performing their courtship dance, and turquoise marine iguanas and playful sea lions.
The afternoon was fantastic! Bottle-nose dolphins were spotted far away from the ship, but that did not stop us from going. Most of our guests got in the boats and went off to have a close encounter. Not only did we see them from the zodiacs, but many people jumped into the water and got to hear them, got to set eyes on them and, we could also say, got to play with them. We are honored to have Dr. Sylvia Earle on board Polaris this week, a lady who logged more than 6000 hours diving, a woman who has seen the depths of our oceans and has spoken to the world about their beauty and need for protection, who has traveled as a National Geographic expert all around the globe. She also jumped in, as if this was her first time in the water ever, she played and laughed and made little noises with every wonderful underwater sighting. I am so content, I can only close my eyes now, and have sweet Galapagos dreams.
