Fernandina Island
Early in the morning we visited an impressive rock in the middle of nowhere, it’s name is Roca Redonda, and it is a magnificent formation of lava from an old volcano eroded by the power of the Pacific Ocean.
There we saw many different birds who use this isolated island to rest and also nest and mate. Moving around that rock with the Polaris, we discover a pod of bottlenose dolphins hunting, and some of our guests saw the spout of a whale - it was very exiting but we couldn’t identify the type of whale that we were around.
Later in the morning we had the great opportunity to snorkel in front of a very young volcano. A long time ago, some scientist decided to dive at this location, and found that the water was still bubbling in the ocean floor… what a place! Snorkeling, we were surrounded by marine turtles and penguins; it was a wonderful morning.
In the afternoon, we enjoyed a walk with a group of professional photographers that took the best pictures of the day in this, the last point of Espinosa. Piles of marine iguanas were here and there, and right before the sun set, there was a spectacular flightless cormorant extending and showing it’s atrophied wings - what a photo opportunity! We will not forget the endemic lava cactus that gives a paradisiacal touch to this enchanted island.
Early in the morning we visited an impressive rock in the middle of nowhere, it’s name is Roca Redonda, and it is a magnificent formation of lava from an old volcano eroded by the power of the Pacific Ocean.
There we saw many different birds who use this isolated island to rest and also nest and mate. Moving around that rock with the Polaris, we discover a pod of bottlenose dolphins hunting, and some of our guests saw the spout of a whale - it was very exiting but we couldn’t identify the type of whale that we were around.
Later in the morning we had the great opportunity to snorkel in front of a very young volcano. A long time ago, some scientist decided to dive at this location, and found that the water was still bubbling in the ocean floor… what a place! Snorkeling, we were surrounded by marine turtles and penguins; it was a wonderful morning.
In the afternoon, we enjoyed a walk with a group of professional photographers that took the best pictures of the day in this, the last point of Espinosa. Piles of marine iguanas were here and there, and right before the sun set, there was a spectacular flightless cormorant extending and showing it’s atrophied wings - what a photo opportunity! We will not forget the endemic lava cactus that gives a paradisiacal touch to this enchanted island.
