San Cristobal is the political capital of the Galapagos Islands and the most eastern island we visited during the trip.
On the northern part of the island, lava flows of about a million years old form the landscape. Also here we have multiple tuff cones that have been severely eroded by rains and time. This place is called Punta Pitt and because it faces the open sea, it is the perfect location for red footed boobies to nest. This species has struggled due to feral cats and dogs, but their numbers are increasing with the effort of the National Park Service. We visited this place making it the last walk on the trip. The day was warm so once we reached the colony of the red foots we turned around and headed back to the beach where we landed first.
Later we navigated to the center of the island to an islet named Kicker rock. This is also a volcanic tuff cone, situated in the middle of the ocean. We cooled off by taking the plunge. Snorkeling provided encounters of different species of tropical fish and some pelagic animals as well. Sharks and turtles were the highlight of our final excursion in the Galapagos.
Galapagos will be seeing you!
