Today was a great day for our guests to be introduced to the geology in the Galapagos because Bartolome and Rabida islands have the perfect landscapes for this very important topic.
During our morning and afternoon activities we learned that some Volcanoes are disappearing underneath the South America Plate while some others are just rising and forming.
The colonization of pioneer species took place over a long period of time and by pure chance. The arrival of the species is just one step, but the establishment is probably the most important part of this long and slow process. Once our National Geographic Islander explorers understood the meaning and the importance of this habitat, they realized how lucky they were to have the opportunity to be an inhabitant, although temporary, of this archipelago.
To maximize our experience in Galapagos, we offered different activities throughout the day. We offered a pre-breakfast hike, beach snorkeling, deep water snorkeling, kayaking, a shoreline stroll, and they were always accompanied by one our Galapagos naturalist experts.
Our sighting for today exceeded our expectations because we spotted sharks, pelicans, boobies, mocking birds, finches, iguanas, sea lions, rays, turtles, shore birds and the top predator in this oceanic archipelago, the Galapagos hawk.
It was a day in our lives that will stay in our hearts forever.
