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Published: April 26th 2007
Vanochtend onze laatste duik van deze week. We duiken bij Cape Marshall, bij Isabela eiland. Dit is een ondiepe duik (maximaal 10-15 meter) omdat we mantarey´s willen zien. En ja hoor we zien niet alleen mantarey´s maar ook zeeleeuwen, schildpadden , veel vis en yellow puffer. En natuurlijk ook deze duik: tijdens safety stop komt als afscheidskadootje nog een mantarey langszwemmen-zweven.
Dan op weg van Cape Marshall (Isabela eiland) naar Santiago eiland. Hier doen we zo´n 4 uur over en ondertussen hebben we weer een heerlijke lunch aan boord.
Om half 5 gaan we aan land op Santiago eiland. Dit is een nationaal park, net als heel Galapagos archipel. Hier zien we marine iguana´s, sally lightfoot krabben en zeeleeuwen . Het eiland heeft een vulkanisch landschap en er is niet veel vegetatie.
Na de wandeling hebben we diner aan boord en een debriefing met informatie over de zeeleguanen en over zeeleeuwen. Dan lekker slapen..... net als de zeeleeuw.....
Lonely planet:
Isla San Salvador (Santiago or James) Once a hideout for British buccaneers and one of the stops on Darwin's itinerary, Isla Santiago, whose little used official name is San Salvador, is the fourth-largest of the islands. It's
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Zeeleeuw bij Cape Marshalla frequent stop on boat tours because there are several interesting visitor sites and its terrain of rough lava fields is an example of the island's challenging beauty.
One of the most popular sites in all the islands is Puerto Egas, on James Bay, on the west side of Santiago. Here, there is a long, flat, black lava shoreline where eroded shapes form lava pools, caves and inlets that house a great variety of wildlife. This is a great place to see colonies of marine iguanas basking in the sun. The tide pools contain hundreds of red Sally Lightfoot crabs, which attract hunting herons of all the commonly found species.
The inlets are favorite haunts of the Galapagos fur sea lion.
Wikipedia:
Santiago Island (Galápagos) Santiago Island is an island of the Galápagos Islands. It is also known as San Salvador, after the first island discovered by Columbus in the Caribbean Sea (see San Salvador Island), or as James Island. The island, which consists of two overlapping volcanoes, has an area of 585 km² and a maximum altitude of 907 metres, atop the northwestern shield volcano. The volcano in the island's southwest erupted along a linear fissure, and is
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Schildpad bij Cape Marshall much lower. The oldest lava flows on the island date back to 750,000 years ago.
Marine iguanas, sea lions, fur seals, land and sea turtles, flamingos, dolphins and sharks are found here. There are a large number of goats and pigs, animals which were introduced by humans to the islands and have caused great harm to the endemic species. Darwin Finches and Galápagos Hawks are usually seen as well as a colony of Fur Seals. At Sullivan Bay a recent (1897) pahoehoe lava flow can be observed.
Puerto Egas, south of James Bay and west side of Santiago is one of the best sites. There is a long, lava shoreline where eroded rock formations, house an excellent variety of wildlife. Marineiguanas bask in the sun while land iguanas scater around feedind on exposed algae. The tide pools contain many Sally Lightfoot crabs, which attract other types of hunters. Following the trail Fur seal lions are found. Puerto Egas is no only a good spot for taking pictures but also perfect for snorkeling and seeing many species of tropical fish.
Sullivan Bay is especially fascinating for those who are interested in geology and volcanology. You can walk over the uneroded, black
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En nog een zeeleeuw! lava flow covered with lava bubbles and tree-trunk molds in the surface. There are two small beaches where turtles come for nesting.
Cousin's Rock is a well known dive site and is situated off the east coast of Santiago. It is a triangular rock that rises about 10m out of the water and is made up of many layers of volcanic rock.
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