National Geographic Islander guests visited Gardner Bay on Española Island early in the morning. While visiting this beautiful white sand beach, we observed a big colony of sea lions as curious hood mockingbirds flew all over the area. Amazing snorkeling along the coast of Gardner Islet completed our morning.
In the afternoon, we hiked on Punta Suarez. Walking along a path of lava boulders led us to a colony of different species of seabirds. We spotted Nazca boobies and blue-footed boobies. The endemic waved albatross also made an appearance. This is the end of the nesting season, and we were lucky to find three chicks nearly ready to fly.
