Isabela and Fernandina Islands
Calm seas and soft winds…that was how our day started. It was early and the sky was clear enough to still see some of the starts and constellations that were disappearing slowly with the increasing morning light. They were the same stars that were guiding us during our long navigation to this remote part of the archipelago, as they used to do it during the ancient times with other sailors. I felt sorrow to see them gone, but they were giving the chance to their big brother, the sun, to appear and greet us with its warm and endless power.
While we were sailing the western-most realm of the archipelago, lots of eager eyes were searching the horizon looking for ancient creatures, “the monsters of the seas” as they were described by many sailors that dared to cross the implacable Pacific Ocean.
As whales are not part of our set up program, they decided to show up rather during our afternoon sailing, showing us at least briefly their imposing bodies.
Right after breakfast the ancient pirates' tradition says that we should sacrifice somebody to be able to cross the equator line, well, we have to spare that part of the tradition, but we did cross the line paying the rightful respect to King Neptune and its ocean creatures.
Our outing this morning took us to Punta Vicente Roca. This area is located at the southern flank of Ecuador Volcano, where we enjoyed its impressive hills and bird wildlife while cruising on the Zodiacs or when kayaking its coastline.
The snorkeling is generally fantastic here because of the abundance of sea turtles, flightless cormorants, sea lions, penguins, fur seals, rays, marine iguanas and lots of tropical fish.
For the afternoon we visited one of the most pristine areas in the world, Fernandina Island. Its volcano, one of the most active on Earth, was the background of the entire afternoon.
Calm seas and soft winds…that was how our day started. It was early and the sky was clear enough to still see some of the starts and constellations that were disappearing slowly with the increasing morning light. They were the same stars that were guiding us during our long navigation to this remote part of the archipelago, as they used to do it during the ancient times with other sailors. I felt sorrow to see them gone, but they were giving the chance to their big brother, the sun, to appear and greet us with its warm and endless power.
While we were sailing the western-most realm of the archipelago, lots of eager eyes were searching the horizon looking for ancient creatures, “the monsters of the seas” as they were described by many sailors that dared to cross the implacable Pacific Ocean.
As whales are not part of our set up program, they decided to show up rather during our afternoon sailing, showing us at least briefly their imposing bodies.
Right after breakfast the ancient pirates' tradition says that we should sacrifice somebody to be able to cross the equator line, well, we have to spare that part of the tradition, but we did cross the line paying the rightful respect to King Neptune and its ocean creatures.
Our outing this morning took us to Punta Vicente Roca. This area is located at the southern flank of Ecuador Volcano, where we enjoyed its impressive hills and bird wildlife while cruising on the Zodiacs or when kayaking its coastline.
The snorkeling is generally fantastic here because of the abundance of sea turtles, flightless cormorants, sea lions, penguins, fur seals, rays, marine iguanas and lots of tropical fish.
For the afternoon we visited one of the most pristine areas in the world, Fernandina Island. Its volcano, one of the most active on Earth, was the background of the entire afternoon.
