Taboga & Bona Islands
A lovely sunrise gave a warm welcome to the Sea Voyager while it was sailing towards Taboga Island. During the colonial time, Taboga was used as an important port for all the gold and silver that was brought from South America. Today, most of their inhabitants depend on fishing activities for their livelihood.
From the Sea Voyager, the village looked very colorful. Right after breakfast, we geared up and went ashore to have a better look at the village. We walked through the narrow roads, enjoying the view of the Catholic Church and its surroundings. They stand as evidence of the colonial presence. One of the highlights was our Hotel Manager, Erasmo. He grew up in this small village and shared with us his childhood experience and his home.
Back on board, we sailed toward Bona Island. As soon as we lowered the Zodiacs, we went to explore the island with our traditional Zodiac expedition cruises. Big colonies of frigate birds, brown pelicans and boobies reign in this area. Several male frigate birds had their red gular pouch inflated, trying to call the females. As we sailed very close to the shore, many brown boobies’ babies began to pop their heads out of their nest trying to see the weird creatures that were approaching their nest.
This place is very well-known for sea bird colonies. This is because the trade winds blow the warm surface water away, allowing the cold currents from the bottom to rise. The currents bring a lot of nutrients, creating a good place for feeding frenzies. What a place! A couple of blue-footed boobies were controlling a rock and sharing part of it with the brown boobies.
Our great morning of adventure travel closed with a golden ribbon: a pod of pantropical dolphins bow riding with some of the Zodiacs.
A lovely sunrise gave a warm welcome to the Sea Voyager while it was sailing towards Taboga Island. During the colonial time, Taboga was used as an important port for all the gold and silver that was brought from South America. Today, most of their inhabitants depend on fishing activities for their livelihood.
From the Sea Voyager, the village looked very colorful. Right after breakfast, we geared up and went ashore to have a better look at the village. We walked through the narrow roads, enjoying the view of the Catholic Church and its surroundings. They stand as evidence of the colonial presence. One of the highlights was our Hotel Manager, Erasmo. He grew up in this small village and shared with us his childhood experience and his home.
Back on board, we sailed toward Bona Island. As soon as we lowered the Zodiacs, we went to explore the island with our traditional Zodiac expedition cruises. Big colonies of frigate birds, brown pelicans and boobies reign in this area. Several male frigate birds had their red gular pouch inflated, trying to call the females. As we sailed very close to the shore, many brown boobies’ babies began to pop their heads out of their nest trying to see the weird creatures that were approaching their nest.
This place is very well-known for sea bird colonies. This is because the trade winds blow the warm surface water away, allowing the cold currents from the bottom to rise. The currents bring a lot of nutrients, creating a good place for feeding frenzies. What a place! A couple of blue-footed boobies were controlling a rock and sharing part of it with the brown boobies.
Our great morning of adventure travel closed with a golden ribbon: a pod of pantropical dolphins bow riding with some of the Zodiacs.
