Bartolomé Island is remarkably famous for the spectacular views it offers, spatter cones and tuff cones that joined for creating such a unique place. On its summit there is a formation that we call The Pinnacle Rock. It is the result of erosion after the hundreds of years the rock has been exposed to the wave’s forces.
Early in the morning we started to hike so we could arrive at the very top and embrace the beauty the sunrise was offering. The juvenile Galapagos hawks which flew and posed for our cameras were the surprise we never expected and they overwhelmed everyone.
The landscape was fantastic, but we needed some more wildlife and we found it while snorkeling at the beach: hundreds of little fish, rays, sea stars and white tipped sharks.
In the afternoon we circumnavigated the Bainbridge Rocks and the Chinese Hat, all close to Santiago Island.
We enjoyed the snorkeling and saw even more fish and the bird we were missing, the Galapagos penguin. They really did their job, played and showed their techniques for fishing around us. Later during our Zodiac ride they waited us, resting and cleaning their feathers on the rocks.
Another great day onboard the National Geographic Endeavour in the most spectacular islands in the world.
