Keen snorkelers can practice on the main beach among playful sea lions.Bergh, L. Great snorkelling opportunities with Green Pacific Sea Turtles also await you. Keep an eye out for Darwin’s finches, Yellow Warblers and Lava Lizards on our travels, which are possible to see in this area. Today, visitors continue the tradition by placing unstamped postcards inside the barrel, hoping that some other traveller, going to the letter destination, will take it back for free. Located on the north side of Floreana, the bay was named because in 1793 Captain James Colnett installed a wooden barrel that served as an informal post office for sailors passing through, who would take letters with them back to their destinations. Later this afternoon we explore more of Floreana Island, heading to Post Office Bay. A small colony of penguins resides on Floreana and can sometimes be observed as well. ![]() This coral-sand beach marks the end of our trail, and we head back to the beach we landed on, to swim or snorkel amongst sea turtles, reef fish, sea lions, and, on a good day, white-tipped reef sharks. From the beach, one can spot sea turtles, blue-footed boobies plunging into the water, and small reef sharks floating along the shoreline in search of food. It is important to avoid walking in the water due to the Sting Rays that may be hiding in the sand, which can be dangerous if accidentally stepped on. The trail continues to a beautiful white sandy beach, one of the most important nesting sites of Green Pacific Sea Turtles. This island features some endemic plants such as Scalesia villosa, white and black mangrove, and holy stick. We hike from the black mangrove beds to a brackish lagoon, which usually holds one of the largest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. This morning get ready for a wet landing, on an olivine green, sanded beach. We can also snorkel here from the beach, in the shallows of the bay. Darwinís finches may also join the throng including the reclusive warbler finch. The Hood mockingbirds, endemic to this particular island, will be eager to inspect the visitors and satisfy their innate curiosity. The long, white, sandy beach, lapped by turquoise waters is home to a colony of Galapagos sea lions, indifferent to the humans that walk amongst them. One of the most stunning beaches in all of Galapagos. This afternoon we head to Gardner Bay located on Espanola Island. With luck, we can watch their complex courtship display. The oldest extant island in the archipelago it is our only opportunity to commune with the endemic waved albatross during their breeding season between April and December. A slew of marine iguanas and sea lions greet us at the landing site from where our walk continues with close encounters of boobies, endemic lizards, gulls and even a dramatic blowhole. Punta Suarez seems to have everything – a naturalistís paradise. This morning we head off for one of the highlight visits of the trip. Frigatebirds will be all around and the views are simply breathtaking. ![]() The red-foots will be perched on the Cordia lutea and small trees, the Nazca’s on the ground near the cliff edge while the blue-foots will be a little further inland. This is the only place in the islands where we will enjoy the chance to see all three of the booby species in the same place. Sea lions will greet us as we land on the beach and prepare for our climb to a high point on the steep eroded tuff cone. We can enjoy sharing the beach with sea lions, snorkelling from shore, or taking a walk to a hidden lagoon where we might spot black-necked stilts, ruddy turnstones, whimbrels, and white-cheeked pintails.Ĭontinue our exploration this afternoon with a visit to Punta Pitt. This ancient and eroded volcanic tuff lava named Leon Dormido or Kicker Rock is formed by two rocks approximately 148m, with its resemblance to a sleeping lion.Īs we head to shore, we are first humbled by the immensity of the stunning cliffs of ëSorcererís Hillí. This morning, we take off to visit Kicker Rock on San Cristobal Island.
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