Today the National Geographic Endeavour II anchored on the northern side of Santa Cruz Island. Early in the morning, our guests prepared themselves for a great morning exploring the highlands, looking for the iconic giant tortoises in the wild. In the afternoon, we repositioned to the northwest of Santa Cruz at Bowditch Bay. Many of our guests went to the beach to swim, relax, and partake in stretching classes from our wellness specialist.
7/3/2022
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National Geographic Endeavour II
North Seymour and Rábida
For this first full day, we started with a walk over North Seymour Island, located on the north side of Baltra Island (officially known as South Seymour). This uplifted island is also known as Bird Island. It is home to a nice community of marine birds, such as blue-footed boobies, two species of frigatebirds, and swallow-tailed gulls (the only nocturnal gull). For our afternoon activities, we snorkeled by a red colored beach on Rábida island. We concluded the day with a stroll over an iron-oxide beach. Along the trail, we explored a saltwater lagoon with sixteen American flamingos. We even saw some nests!
