Bartolome and Santiago Island (Puerto Egas)
Using the words “Galápagos Islands.” Our winners are:
Galapagos iguanas
And the
Lava herons
Appear to
Pause
As the
Groups of
Ocean going
Snorkelers
Inspect
Sea
Lions
And brown
Noddies that
Dive into the
Sunset
Author: Detje Prinz
God
Anointed
Lava
A
Precious
Aged
Garden
Of
Species
I
Say
Largest
Animal
Now
Do you
See??
Author: John Francis
Today we started very early in the morning. It is the last full day, and it was another wonderful experience in this unique paradise in the Pacific Ocean called the Galápagos Islands. The sky was overcast, but the wind helped to clear the skies and we ended up with an incredibly sunny day. It was perfect for our walk up to the summit of Bartolomé Island, just east off of Santiago Island. A volcanic tuff cone, it also has numerous cinder cones that creates a beautiful and amazing moon landscape. After the hike to the top of the island, we came back to the ship for breakfast to recover our energy in preparation for the rest of the morning.
After breakfast everyone had the opportunity to land on a golden sand beach for a short walk across the sand dune to a second beach. White-tipped reef sharks were in the shallow water along the shore, as well as Sally light-foot crabs grazing the algae exposed at low tide. Back at the landing beach we enjoyed snorkeling around the beautiful tuff formation called “Pinnacle Rock” where flitting penguins, cruising sharks and many species of colorful fish were spotted and identified by snorkelers and glass bottom boaters alike.
In the afternoon our guests had their last opportunity to snorkel and a chance to combine it with a walk along the seashore. Here we watched the marine iguanas, lava heron, yellow crown night heron, sea lions and the other species of sea lion that we can find in Galápagos, the fur seal. For this occasion we landed on a peaceful black sand beach, where our younger guests had the chance to play football on a volcanic ash field.
Along with a competition for creating a poem or prose from the words “Galapagos Islands,” another competition for artists resulted in some stunning drawings and paintings. It was terribly hard to pick a winner, but Friede Palsbo drew and painted this wonderful blue-footed booby.
Using the words “Galápagos Islands.” Our winners are:
Galapagos iguanas
And the
Lava herons
Appear to
Pause
As the
Groups of
Ocean going
Snorkelers
Inspect
Sea
Lions
And brown
Noddies that
Dive into the
Sunset
Author: Detje Prinz
God
Anointed
Lava
A
Precious
Aged
Garden
Of
Species
I
Say
Largest
Animal
Now
Do you
See??
Author: John Francis
Today we started very early in the morning. It is the last full day, and it was another wonderful experience in this unique paradise in the Pacific Ocean called the Galápagos Islands. The sky was overcast, but the wind helped to clear the skies and we ended up with an incredibly sunny day. It was perfect for our walk up to the summit of Bartolomé Island, just east off of Santiago Island. A volcanic tuff cone, it also has numerous cinder cones that creates a beautiful and amazing moon landscape. After the hike to the top of the island, we came back to the ship for breakfast to recover our energy in preparation for the rest of the morning.
After breakfast everyone had the opportunity to land on a golden sand beach for a short walk across the sand dune to a second beach. White-tipped reef sharks were in the shallow water along the shore, as well as Sally light-foot crabs grazing the algae exposed at low tide. Back at the landing beach we enjoyed snorkeling around the beautiful tuff formation called “Pinnacle Rock” where flitting penguins, cruising sharks and many species of colorful fish were spotted and identified by snorkelers and glass bottom boaters alike.
In the afternoon our guests had their last opportunity to snorkel and a chance to combine it with a walk along the seashore. Here we watched the marine iguanas, lava heron, yellow crown night heron, sea lions and the other species of sea lion that we can find in Galápagos, the fur seal. For this occasion we landed on a peaceful black sand beach, where our younger guests had the chance to play football on a volcanic ash field.
Along with a competition for creating a poem or prose from the words “Galapagos Islands,” another competition for artists resulted in some stunning drawings and paintings. It was terribly hard to pick a winner, but Friede Palsbo drew and painted this wonderful blue-footed booby.
