We woke up today with the splendid view of Sombrero Chino and the Bainbridge Islets. Sombrero Chino can be roughly translated into English as “Chinese Hat”, and the islet has an extended peculiar shape that reminds one of a huge hat like the ones worn in some regions of China. The unusual yet striking shape of a Chinese hat is typically found in oceanic islands of volcanic origin. At lunch time, the ship was repositioned to the south of the fourth largest islands of the Galapagos archipelago, Santiago Island. At the end of the day, after hiking on Sullivan Bay, we had a beautiful sunset. Later in the evening, a delightful BBQ dinner!
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 04 Aug 2017
Sombrero Chino & Santiago Islands, 8/4/2017, National Geographic Islander
- Aboard the National Geographic Islander
- Galápagos
Carlos Romero, Expedition Leader
Carlos was born in Quito, Ecuador, and grew up in Venezuela, where he lived his childhood and teenage years near the ocean and the tropical rainforest. He returned to Quito to study Biology and specialized in the fauna of Ecuador. His main field of s...
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