Floreana Island
Another beautiful and calm early morning start, this time to land on one of the most historical places of the Galápagos Islands, Post Office Bay. Whalers, buccaneers and early sailors used to anchor here to send mail home to their beloved ones. There is a wooden wine barrel that was placed on this bay in the late seventeen hundreds; this is the post office we still use nowadays to maintain this romantic tradition.
Back on board we enjoyed our buffet breakfast and got ready, while the Islander was moving around to anchor off Champion islet, to go for a great deep-water snorkeling. We shared our water outing with many colorful tropical fish species and large schools of razor surgeon fishes, king angel fishes, wrasses, black stripped salemas, Moorish idols, parrot fishes, and puffer fishes to mention just a few. Visibility and water temperature was outstanding.
Back on board from the first snorkeling outing of the day, we all got dressed and ready to go Zodiac riding around Champion islet to search for the elusive Floreana mocking bird. Finally at twelve-thirty, we had a very well deserved lunch and after that, the traditional siesta. Then we got ready for the afternoon outings.
Starting at 2:45 in the afternoon, the snorkelers had their second deep water outing of the day around, Devil’s Crown which always sustains strong currents, with lost of nutrients and therefore more and more underwater life. This was a wonderful outing, at the beach, calm waters at a sheltered bay for our young guests - they were greeted by baby sea lions. The final walk of the day was at Punta Cormorant. There the flamingoes were the most colorful attraction. Back on board as the sun sets and afterward our briefing we ate a barbeque dinner under the stars.
What a magnificent and full day we had at Floreana Island though this expedition is about to reach is final state, we wondered what surprises we could have for tomorrow in the “Enchanted Islands”.
Another beautiful and calm early morning start, this time to land on one of the most historical places of the Galápagos Islands, Post Office Bay. Whalers, buccaneers and early sailors used to anchor here to send mail home to their beloved ones. There is a wooden wine barrel that was placed on this bay in the late seventeen hundreds; this is the post office we still use nowadays to maintain this romantic tradition.
Back on board we enjoyed our buffet breakfast and got ready, while the Islander was moving around to anchor off Champion islet, to go for a great deep-water snorkeling. We shared our water outing with many colorful tropical fish species and large schools of razor surgeon fishes, king angel fishes, wrasses, black stripped salemas, Moorish idols, parrot fishes, and puffer fishes to mention just a few. Visibility and water temperature was outstanding.
Back on board from the first snorkeling outing of the day, we all got dressed and ready to go Zodiac riding around Champion islet to search for the elusive Floreana mocking bird. Finally at twelve-thirty, we had a very well deserved lunch and after that, the traditional siesta. Then we got ready for the afternoon outings.
Starting at 2:45 in the afternoon, the snorkelers had their second deep water outing of the day around, Devil’s Crown which always sustains strong currents, with lost of nutrients and therefore more and more underwater life. This was a wonderful outing, at the beach, calm waters at a sheltered bay for our young guests - they were greeted by baby sea lions. The final walk of the day was at Punta Cormorant. There the flamingoes were the most colorful attraction. Back on board as the sun sets and afterward our briefing we ate a barbeque dinner under the stars.
What a magnificent and full day we had at Floreana Island though this expedition is about to reach is final state, we wondered what surprises we could have for tomorrow in the “Enchanted Islands”.
