Española Island & Punta Suarez
The Xpedition
Española Island – both the most southern and the oldest of the Galapagos Islands. So think about 4 million years in the wearing away till it is almost flat. Hiking, then snorkeling…..
Each group was up to 16 people and lead by one of the naturalists with us for the week.
just your average group
When we arrived on the beach we grounded our snorkel gear before heading off for the hike. It took less than a few minutes before some curious sea lion pups stopped on their way back from one of the tide pools and added lots of sand.
guess it isn’t another pup….
From there we walked along the beach looking at the sea turtle tracks as this is the nesting season
fresh tracks
the nests dug into the sand above the water line
dug down, then covered up
and walking further along –
they mostly sleep on shore during the day
because these guys are out looking for snacks
shark patrolling in case it gets lucky
Punta Suarez. Hiking over boulders, along cliffs with sea birds, blow holes and wildlife.
I am doing this one as a gallery because there are just too many pix.
Can you just see Lisa Souza doing a marine iguana colorway out of that?
oh, yes – but the marine iguanas are boring – it is the land ones that have some bright colors…