Bartolomé & Santiago Island
Our Expedition Leader Lynn made an early wake up call to start off our first full day in the Galápagos. Everybody was geared up with cameras and binoculars and ready to climb to the summit of the eroded crater on Bartolomé Island. As we walked up the wooden boardwalk, our guests learned from our naturalists as well our expert guest leaders, Paul, Kitty and Ken. Their knowledge, together with our naturalists’ experience and knowledge made the morning a success. We learned much about geology, and pioneer plants, and observed small land reptiles and birds.
The second outing of the morning was bird watching and then snorkeling on the beaches of Bartolomé. We were delighted to swim with schools of colorful fish, a white-tipped reef shark, playful sea lions and fast moving penguins. After lunch, we had an interesting presentation on Geology. Everybody was thrilled with the ease with which Kitty introduced us to the complicated workings of the earth and the formation of the Galápagos Islands.
Our afternoon at Puerto Egas began with a second snorkeling outing. The water was cooler and somewhat turbid, but we found bright colored king angel fish, schools of black striped salema and again, several curious sea lions. We also took a fantastic walk along the coast where we found many species of land, marine and shore birds. One highlight was a pair of Oystercatchers on their nest! To counteract the chill of the late afternoon, marine iguanas had formed piles; we had to be careful where we stepped as there were iguanas and sea lions all along the trail. The sun set with a splendid orange glow behind the western most island of Fernandina; it was a fitting end to this fabulous day in paradise
Our Expedition Leader Lynn made an early wake up call to start off our first full day in the Galápagos. Everybody was geared up with cameras and binoculars and ready to climb to the summit of the eroded crater on Bartolomé Island. As we walked up the wooden boardwalk, our guests learned from our naturalists as well our expert guest leaders, Paul, Kitty and Ken. Their knowledge, together with our naturalists’ experience and knowledge made the morning a success. We learned much about geology, and pioneer plants, and observed small land reptiles and birds.
The second outing of the morning was bird watching and then snorkeling on the beaches of Bartolomé. We were delighted to swim with schools of colorful fish, a white-tipped reef shark, playful sea lions and fast moving penguins. After lunch, we had an interesting presentation on Geology. Everybody was thrilled with the ease with which Kitty introduced us to the complicated workings of the earth and the formation of the Galápagos Islands.
Our afternoon at Puerto Egas began with a second snorkeling outing. The water was cooler and somewhat turbid, but we found bright colored king angel fish, schools of black striped salema and again, several curious sea lions. We also took a fantastic walk along the coast where we found many species of land, marine and shore birds. One highlight was a pair of Oystercatchers on their nest! To counteract the chill of the late afternoon, marine iguanas had formed piles; we had to be careful where we stepped as there were iguanas and sea lions all along the trail. The sun set with a splendid orange glow behind the western most island of Fernandina; it was a fitting end to this fabulous day in paradise
