Today we explored Floreana Island, an iconic area with a captivating human and natural history. This was the first island in the Galapagos to be colonized by pioneers sent by the government of the Republic of Ecuador when the archipelago was annexed as Ecuadorian territory. When Charles Darwin visited Floreana Island, or Charles Island as he knew it, he already met the first settlers who provided key information about tortoises, information that later on became useful for his work on evolution and natural selection. In the morning, we visited Punta Cormorant and snorkeled on Champion Islet, while in the afternoon we explored the historical area of Post Office Bay and Baroness Bay.