After a night sailing to Genovesa Island, anchor was dropped and soon we started our activities with early kayaking along the collapsed caldera cliffs observing sea birds start their day, too. Swallow tailed gulls, Red billed tropic birds and Shearwaters joined us as we paddled. As we snorkeled, different varieties of fish and sea creatures showed their glowing colors. Later at Darwin Bay and Prince Phillip’s Steps we had to be aware not to step on Nazca booby nests. Red footed boobies hung on the mangroves while we took as many pictures as we could.
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- 04 Feb 2017
Genovesa Island, 2/4/2017, National Geographic Islander
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Daniela Iglesias, Naturalist
Daniela was born on the coast of Ecuador, in a small beach town aptly named Playas. Her parents moved to Galápagos in the early 1980s to both pursue careers as Galápagos naturalist guides, which allowed Daniela and her two brothers to grow up in this...
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Vanessa Gallo’s grandparents arrived in the Galápagos Islands in 1936, making her the third generation of her family to live and work in this magical archipelago. She left the islands for the capital city of Quito for high school, where she discovere...
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