The Galapagos Islands - Day 5

TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022

ESPAÑOLA ISLAND - PUNTA SUAREZ

7:00 AM Breakfast

8:15 AM Disembark for hike

Bring good shoes for hike. Dry landing.

9:00 AM Short hike

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11:00 AM Back on board

11:30 AM Citizen Science Project

Sky deck & Bibliothek

12:30 PM Lunch

ESPAÑOLA ISLAND - GARDNER BAY

3:00 PM Disembark for a hike on the beach

Bring you snorkeling gear and towel. Wet landing

4:15 PM Snorkeling from the beach

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4:15 PM Deep water snorkeling

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4:15 PM Kayaking or paddleboarding

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6:00 PM Back on-board

6:00 PM Snack and drinks at the al Fresco

7:00 PM ECO moment + Expedition plan

7:30 PM Dinner

EXPEDITION INFORMATION

SUNRISE: 6:07 AM

SUNSET: 6:11 PM

LOW TIDE: 1:04 PM

HIGH TIDE: 7:28 PM 

This is probably the most interesting island we've been to so far - ESPAÑOLA ISLAND.  We see a lot of wildlife in a relatively short hike and the scenery is more beautiful too.  We went to one side of the island in the morning and another side of the island in the afternoon, where we took a walk on the beach and then went snorkeling in deeper waters.

An Old Lighthouse

Marine Iguanas are all over the place

Coexistence

A Pair of Galapagos Albatross

My Norwegian Family

Blue-Footed Boobies

A Blowhole

Group Hiking Together

Looks Scary and Big but it's Quite Small

A Nazca Booby

A Pair of Sea lions playing on the beach

A Red Crab

Getting Back to the Ship

Following lunch and an extended 2-hour rest, we took a walk along a beautiful beach in Gardner Bay.  There is not much here but the white sand contrasted with many of the places we've been to.  There were also carcasses of dead wildlife, a reminder that life goes in a cycle.

A Walk on the Beautiful Beach

A Rare Photo of Myself

View of the SC II in a distance

Carcass of a Sea Lion

Carcass of a Whale

Our Location on ESPAÑOLA ISLAND

ESPAÑOLA ISLAND, relative to the other Islands