Bartholomew and Santiago Island
Today we had the most wonderful time on the two most central islands of the archipelago. Our journey began in the early morning with a nice climb to the top of a tuff cone where we had the most famous and spectacular view; this is a place where one can find orange lava flows covered with some few pioneer plants. Most of the island looks like the surface of the moon because of the many parasitic cones that tell us about its past volcanic activity.
After this very interesting hike we came aboard for our delicious breakfast, and soon after breakfast, we went ashore to explore through many options the underwater world of Bartholomew. We had a lot of fun watching white-tipped reef sharks from the shoreline, and a pelican trying a “super size meal,” a gigantic fish that one of its parents brought home. Some people took the glass bottom boat and found lots of fish, same for those who snorkeled and had a very close encounter with a Galápagos penguin that tried to take one of the underwater cameras away.
Our afternoon was outstanding as some went snorkeling with sea lions, while others enjoyed swimming with a Pacific green sea turtle that actually bumped onto one of our guests, probably attracted by curiosity. Our last walk took us through the intertidal zone where marine iguanas, sea lions, Galápagos fur seals, and shore birds enriched our experience in Galápagos.
Today we had the most wonderful time on the two most central islands of the archipelago. Our journey began in the early morning with a nice climb to the top of a tuff cone where we had the most famous and spectacular view; this is a place where one can find orange lava flows covered with some few pioneer plants. Most of the island looks like the surface of the moon because of the many parasitic cones that tell us about its past volcanic activity.
After this very interesting hike we came aboard for our delicious breakfast, and soon after breakfast, we went ashore to explore through many options the underwater world of Bartholomew. We had a lot of fun watching white-tipped reef sharks from the shoreline, and a pelican trying a “super size meal,” a gigantic fish that one of its parents brought home. Some people took the glass bottom boat and found lots of fish, same for those who snorkeled and had a very close encounter with a Galápagos penguin that tried to take one of the underwater cameras away.
Our afternoon was outstanding as some went snorkeling with sea lions, while others enjoyed swimming with a Pacific green sea turtle that actually bumped onto one of our guests, probably attracted by curiosity. Our last walk took us through the intertidal zone where marine iguanas, sea lions, Galápagos fur seals, and shore birds enriched our experience in Galápagos.
