Today we have had an amazing expedition exploring the western area of the Galapagos Islands. We started surrounded by hundreds of marine iguanas during a hike on the youngest volcano in the Galapagos called La Cumbre, or Fernandina Island. We continued this adventure swimming with sea turtles, sea lions, and flightless cormorants. After a delicious Mexican buffet lunch, we jumped into the Zodiacs to Explore Punta Vicente Roca and we got the surprise visit of a pod of dolphins. It was a perfect day here in paradise.
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.
