Isabela and Fernandina Island
Our wake up call was done today by the sunrise light and the presence of sperm whales and dolphins while navigating along Punta Flores, close to Ecuador Volcano. As we crossed the Equator Line pirates came on board for a ritual party to make us drink iguana blood. On the Zodiac ride along the dramatic landscape of the collapsed volcano we could admire the dikes and sills on the inside of it. It was an open book of geology where we could read the formation of the islands. Due to its 10-foot dorsal fin, we couldn’t miss the Sunfish, Mola mola, that was also seen in the area.
The snorkeling at Punta Vicente Roca was amazing and indescribable! We witnessed the sea turtles’ feeding habits on the seaweed. In addition, a seahorse was spotted. One of the flightless endemic bird species, the Galápagos penguin, was foraging quickly around us. Simultaneously, sea lions were performing gracefully while playing, too. By noon pilot whales and false killer whales showed up.
Fernandina Island was our open book to understanding the arrival and establishment of species. The other endemic species, the flightless cormorant, was nesting at Punta Espinoza. The breeding season goes from May to June, so we could admire the different stages of it: some of them were bringing presents as they built their nests and others were protecting their chicks. Finally, on our Zodiac ride we saw the penguins while they were preening before going into their crevices.
What a wonderful day we had!
Our wake up call was done today by the sunrise light and the presence of sperm whales and dolphins while navigating along Punta Flores, close to Ecuador Volcano. As we crossed the Equator Line pirates came on board for a ritual party to make us drink iguana blood. On the Zodiac ride along the dramatic landscape of the collapsed volcano we could admire the dikes and sills on the inside of it. It was an open book of geology where we could read the formation of the islands. Due to its 10-foot dorsal fin, we couldn’t miss the Sunfish, Mola mola, that was also seen in the area.
The snorkeling at Punta Vicente Roca was amazing and indescribable! We witnessed the sea turtles’ feeding habits on the seaweed. In addition, a seahorse was spotted. One of the flightless endemic bird species, the Galápagos penguin, was foraging quickly around us. Simultaneously, sea lions were performing gracefully while playing, too. By noon pilot whales and false killer whales showed up.
Fernandina Island was our open book to understanding the arrival and establishment of species. The other endemic species, the flightless cormorant, was nesting at Punta Espinoza. The breeding season goes from May to June, so we could admire the different stages of it: some of them were bringing presents as they built their nests and others were protecting their chicks. Finally, on our Zodiac ride we saw the penguins while they were preening before going into their crevices.
What a wonderful day we had!
