Onboard the Xpedition

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Kicker Rock - San Cristobal
P. Baquerizo - San Cristobal
Punta Suarez - Espanola
It was an early start to the day for us as we had signed up for the early morning activity, a Zodiac ride around Kicker Rock. We were on the lookout for more blue footed boobies, sea lions, Sally Lightfoot crabs, etc. However it was a bit of a letdown after the amazing introduction yesterday afternoon. Afterwards, we went snorkeling, this turned out to be a blast! There were several sealions in the water with us, they'd come up and blow air, then dart away before coming back and looking at us. It was hilarious! During lunch, we cruised to the next island, Espanola, the southernmost island in the archipelago. Our destination here was Punta Suarez, on the western tip of the island. This was also a dry landing, as we came ashore there were several sea lions basking in the sun. We walked again about a half mile down the trail to the colony of masked boobies. Masked boobies are mostly white, with an orange bill, and black on their wingtips and around the eyes. We also saw lava lizards, a Galapagos hawk and several waved albatross along the way. There was a blowhole nearby the booby colony, which was not very impressive as it was low tide at the time.

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Photos

Marine Iguana
Marine iguanas turn bright red and green during mating season