Galapagos Islands June 17 2016
June 18, 2016 at 6:41 AM
Santiago Island - Blog Entry June 17th, 2016
Santiago Island. Our morning excursion was to Playa Espumilla, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galapagos Islands. Thick mangroves along with flamingo and sea turtle nesting sites. In the afternoon we sailed to the other side of the Santiago to Puerto Egas to see the salt crater as well as the dark sand beach and tidal pools. Santiago Island was the second of the Islands visited by Charles Darwin. In 1835 Darwin’s record of land iguanas is the only one that indicates there was a thriving population. Today land iguanas are extinct on Santiago. Below is todays selection of images from our activities. Tonight we cross the equator as we sail to the north most island of Genovesa.
Map showing where we sailed last night.
Early morning on Playa Espumilla beach.
The first group landing.
Glenda, Melanie, Bryan and Bob as we get our first look of the island.
Second group arriving, low tide makes it easy for wet landings.
Pelican having an early morning bath.
Two American Oystercatchers offered up a some great photo opps this morning.
Showing off a little.
A small drop of water on his beak.
Plenty of food to be found this morning.
Nikky and Judy and if you look closely one yellow on looker.
Melanie and Glenda exploring the beautiful red sand beach.
Andrew looking happy with his shots.
A Blue Footed Booby fishing.
A Sally Light Footed Crab.
Renny, Bob, Melanie in the foreground as we headed out for snorkeling.
I’m ready for my close-up, Pelican.
Another Blue Footed Booby.
Steve, Andrew and Neal as we arrive on the dark ash beach, afternoon photo shoot.
Marine Iguana warming himself after a swim.
An HDR B&W of the Arch Rock on the beach landing area.
That’s a wrap for today, more from the amazing island of Genovesa and the home of the Red Footed Booby, tomorrow. Good Night from the Galapagos Islands.