We visited today the oldest island of the Galapagos Archipelago: Espanola. The animals here had enough time to adapt and change, evolving to unique species found only here. The morning we spent at a great beach snorkeling and strolling, observing Espanola mocking birds and the afternoon we enjoyed a fantastic hike at Punta Suarez, where we observed waved albatross, Nazca boobies, swallowed-tailed gulls and had great opportunities for amazing pictures. Galapagos at its best!
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.
