A strong sunshine and clear skies stayed with us throughout the day. After landing and beginning the walk on North Seymour Island we saw our first land iguana feeding on the flowers of a plant and moving slowly along us on one side of the trail. Frigates glided by the cliff next to us, and a lonely blue footed boobie whistled at the sky as it pointed its beak up and opened its wings. We had arrived at the peak of the breeding time for both blue footed boobies and frigates and everyone was trying to show off and get some attention from the opposite sex.

Several blue footed boobies practiced their courtship dance. Some males already had gotten the attention they were looking for and kept whistling at the females in front of them while other males without companions kept whistling at the sky as soon as a female flew by the area.

The most interesting part was when several mala frigates began to make different sounds to get the attention of a female flying above them. Unfortunately for them, the female had already had chosen someone in the neighborhood and she landed next to a male that had already built a nest and probably performed the display and courtship a few days ago. The whole walk was very interesting, as throughout the entire trail we saw frigates: males, females, and some chicks being fed.

During the afternoon as we snorkeled on Rabida Island. For some it was the first time they saw a shark in the water. As the snorkelers moved in the water they saw a marine iguana going back to the shore and crawling among some rocks. After snorkeling it was the time to disembark on the red sandy beach of Rabida. On one side the sun was setting and an oystercatcher walked along the shoreline looking for small crustaceans in the sand, with the sun setting behind, it was a really amazing opportunity for photographers. At the same time, a nesting pelican was being fed by its parents. Again, it was one of those difficult decision making times in the Galapagos: to photograph the pelican or to photograph the oystercatcher on the beach with the sun behind it.

The sun finally set and it was time to go back onboard to rest for the night and get more energy for another day in this paradise.