Dragon Hill & Sombrero Chino
We started the day at the northwestern coast of Santa Cruz Island. Dragon Hill is the name given to this place due to the numerous land iguanas that live in this part of the island. Iguanas today where somehow elusive, but we managed to find at least five of them, males and females hiding themselves from the sun, most of them under the vegetation.
After the walk, we headed up for snorkeling at Guy Fawkes islet, where we were greeted by a school of sturgeon fish. Getting close to the wall to spend some time looking at micro-organisms was a different kind of snorkeling experience. The great big wall had a big school of black striped Salemas. Sea lions wanted to free dive with us and kept us busy.
In the afternoon, kayaks sounded like a great idea for some people, while others wanted to snorkel again and were wonderfully surprised by penguins and white-tipped reef sharks. The beach in Sombrero Chino was busy with a small colony of sea lions that spent their time playing in the water. For panga riders, the dramatic coastline of Santiago made another amazing impression of the different ecosystems of the Galápagos.
Lots of fun, some people got wet, some did not, but we all enjoyed our day for sure!
We started the day at the northwestern coast of Santa Cruz Island. Dragon Hill is the name given to this place due to the numerous land iguanas that live in this part of the island. Iguanas today where somehow elusive, but we managed to find at least five of them, males and females hiding themselves from the sun, most of them under the vegetation.
After the walk, we headed up for snorkeling at Guy Fawkes islet, where we were greeted by a school of sturgeon fish. Getting close to the wall to spend some time looking at micro-organisms was a different kind of snorkeling experience. The great big wall had a big school of black striped Salemas. Sea lions wanted to free dive with us and kept us busy.
In the afternoon, kayaks sounded like a great idea for some people, while others wanted to snorkel again and were wonderfully surprised by penguins and white-tipped reef sharks. The beach in Sombrero Chino was busy with a small colony of sea lions that spent their time playing in the water. For panga riders, the dramatic coastline of Santiago made another amazing impression of the different ecosystems of the Galápagos.
Lots of fun, some people got wet, some did not, but we all enjoyed our day for sure!
