Espanola Island
It was such a nice sunrise when the National Geographic Polaris arrived to Espanola Island. It was 6 am and it looked like mid-morning already.
Each island has its own charm and Espanola isn’t the exception, being very young when you compare it with the age of the earth and at the same time very old for Galápagos standards. Its fauna and flora have had more time to evolve in relation to the other enchanted Islands.
Some of the species we saw are found only here and nowhere else in the archipelago, such as Espanola lava lizards, marine iguanas, mockingbirds, and waved albatross. We spotted, of course, some of the “typical” Galápagos fauna as well, like sea lions, boobies and finches.
All of our guests found the same species. Short walkers were very amazed to see the same Espanola wildlife and without walking much. Everyone came back on board with smiling faces and deep happiness inside their hearts.
Right before lunch we had a meeting in our comfortable main lounge. It was our snorkeling and kayak briefing, because being here in the Galápagos you just can’t miss water activities.
After a much deserved typical Ecuadorian lunch and a nap, the National Geographic Polaris staff and happy guests were ready to start our afternoon activities.
For the afternoon we had five different activities including glass-bottomed boat explorations, deep water snorkeling, time on the beach, kayaking and snorkeling lessons for beginners.
Many of our guests managed to do several activities in the afternoon, and we discovered many “do it all” guests. Little by little we started heading back home o the ship by Zodiac and some others by kayak.
We ended up our day with a beautiful sunset and two planets up in the sky. Another adventure with our National Geographic Polaris that was a successful expedition.
It was such a nice sunrise when the National Geographic Polaris arrived to Espanola Island. It was 6 am and it looked like mid-morning already.
Each island has its own charm and Espanola isn’t the exception, being very young when you compare it with the age of the earth and at the same time very old for Galápagos standards. Its fauna and flora have had more time to evolve in relation to the other enchanted Islands.
Some of the species we saw are found only here and nowhere else in the archipelago, such as Espanola lava lizards, marine iguanas, mockingbirds, and waved albatross. We spotted, of course, some of the “typical” Galápagos fauna as well, like sea lions, boobies and finches.
All of our guests found the same species. Short walkers were very amazed to see the same Espanola wildlife and without walking much. Everyone came back on board with smiling faces and deep happiness inside their hearts.
Right before lunch we had a meeting in our comfortable main lounge. It was our snorkeling and kayak briefing, because being here in the Galápagos you just can’t miss water activities.
After a much deserved typical Ecuadorian lunch and a nap, the National Geographic Polaris staff and happy guests were ready to start our afternoon activities.
For the afternoon we had five different activities including glass-bottomed boat explorations, deep water snorkeling, time on the beach, kayaking and snorkeling lessons for beginners.
Many of our guests managed to do several activities in the afternoon, and we discovered many “do it all” guests. Little by little we started heading back home o the ship by Zodiac and some others by kayak.
We ended up our day with a beautiful sunset and two planets up in the sky. Another adventure with our National Geographic Polaris that was a successful expedition.
