Today the National Geographic Endeavour II anchors in front of one of the few Islands visited by Charles Darwin in 1835. This visitor site is known as Espumilla Bay, referring to the froth that forms along the shore due to the heavy wave action. We have an early hike here and kayak. After breakfast we reposition to Buccaneer’s Cove where we deploy our zodiacs and glass bottom boat for deep-water snorkel and interpretation of the underwater realm on the Glass Bottom Boat. After lunch we move to yet another visitor site know as Puerto Egas, here our guests enjoy the beach before going for hike along the intertidal zone of South James Bay.
5/29/2025
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Genovesa Island
Genovesa is considered one of the Galapagos crown jewels, and today it was showing off all of its splendor. Immediately after breakfast we put on our sturdy shoes and set out to explore Prince Philip’s Steps. This area is known for opportunities to observe not only large colonies of nesting Nazca and red-footed boobies, but maybe, just maybe, the short-eared owl which exhibits diurnal behavior on this island. After this walk we got ready for a dip in the Pacific Ocean and snorkeling along the inner coast of this caldera. The afternoon was equally amazing as we disembarked to explore Darwin Bay, along a short and easy trail that was packed with wildlife. Here we observed not only nesting frigatebirds, red-footed boobies, and Nazca boobies, but also a few yellow-crowned night herons. It was another incredible afternoon in the Galapagos Islands.
