Our day started with a very early morning walk on Santa Fe Island. Loads of sea lions and a bunch of iguanas showed up to welcome us to this island with very rocky ecosystems. After breakfast, we snorkeled with a few more fish species and sea lion pups before we enjoyed a lovely lunch. In the afternoon, we visited Cerro Brujo on San Cristobal Island, which gave us the chance to hang out with the last sea lions of our trip.
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.
