Our last full day in our expedition around the magical Galápagos archipelago started with a long hike to the summit of a volcanic plateau at Punta Pitt.
Once you arrived to the top, the magical attractions of the place inspired us as we continued our visit. Further in the trail it is possible to admire a surreal volcanic landscape with large patches of bright red sesuvium and green patches of nolana galapagensis, succulent plants, and several patches of the gray mat plant, tiquilia, creating together with the golden yellow of the surroundings a colorful and impressive mosaic very hard to describe with words.
Located on the northernmost side of San Cristobal Island, Punta Pitt is one of the few visitors’ sites in Galápagos where you can see, with a lot of luck, all three species of boobies nesting together.
After the hike, we had the opportunity to get a refreshing dip in the waters of the Pacific Ocean or just to spend time on the beach relaxing or sunbathing.
After this successful morning, we sailed towards “Leon Dormido” or “Kicker Rock” during lunch. This magnificent offshore eroded volcanic tuff cone located on the western coast of San Cristobal Island, is one the most-well known trademarks of the Galapagos.
We had a couple of activities, a big group of snorkel enthusiasts jumped in the water at the base of the huge cliffs of Kicker Rock to be part of a spectacular snorkeling outing among many colorful schools of fish, dozens of sea turtles and occasional curious sharks that added a rush adrenaline to their observers.
Once the snorkelers came back on board National Geographic Endeavour, we enjoyed a beautiful sunny afternoon with drinks on the foredeck of the ship while circumnavigating Kicker Rock. At dinner time we arrived to our final anchorage in front of the town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, capital of the Galápagos Islands which are part of the Republic of Ecuador.
The expedition around our magical archipelago has ended, but hopefully all the passion and love that it evokes in our visitors this week will be part of their lives forever.
