Española Island
Today we started another adventure in one of the most charming places of the Galápagos Islands, Española. Our first step was to go kayaking early in the morning and enjoy the first sunshine from the sea. As we came back aboard the National Geographic Islander, a delicious breakfast was waiting for us to keep us full energized. The morning could not begin better with a great snorkeling activity at Gardner Islet. Taking a swim along the cliffs was just spectacular. We saw all different kinds of reef fish, rays, sharks, and of course a lot of playful sea lions that took our flippers as play toys. In order to end with a perfect morning, the beautiful Gardner Bay beach received us as its guests. We definitely enjoyed walking around this magnificent white sand among big sea lions that were surrounding us all the way until the end of the beach. The attraction of the moment was the Hood mockingbird, a curious partner that made our hike an excellent activity.
As soon as we arrived back on board, we started sailing to our next visitor site while enjoying a perfect lunch, plenty of delicious food. For the afternoon, a completely new adventure was waiting for us on Punta Suarez. As we landed on this wonderful place, baby sea lions were playing around as if trying to get our attention. The place was so populated with spectacular marine iguanas that it seemed like the rocks were all red.
During our way into the trail, Nazca boobies were all over the place. It was so amazing that all we could hear around was booby whistling. Right at the middle of the trail, the magnificent blow hole made the show for us. What a charming moment, looking at this water being blown up in the air, and the female sea lions moving their babies around. As we turned around the corner, we shared a relaxing moment with nature. We could not see the charming waved albatross, but the feeling of being inside this dry forest was just amazing.
All I will say is today was a perfect moment to be in the charming paradise of the Galápagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Islander.
