Our guests came on board the National Geographic Islander yesterday and today we started a full day of activities on two different islands.
During the morning we visited an island called Bartolome. Early in the morning we visited a path made by the National Park some years ago. This island was formed in the middle of the ocean by explosive eruptions that started underwater and eventually they accumulated enough material to bring molten material to the surface. Lava tunnels, spatter cones, cinder cones, and tuff cones are what make Bartolome and is what we saw during the hike to the summit of the ancient volcanoes. Then we came back on board to change, eat breakfast, and went out to visit a beach nearby. Here our guests practiced snorkelling and so later they ventured further and deeper to see a greater variety of fish.
Later we moved our home away from home to the next destination, Rábida Island.
Here we started our water activities with kayaking, followed by deep water snorkelling. There were enough options to please everybody. We all enjoyed sea lions resting on the rocks as well as some playing underwater, sea turtles basking at the surface, as well as some eating algae underwater. Afterwards we returned once again to the boat to get changed and ready for the final outing of the day, which was a walk along the famous red beach of Rábida. This island has so much more iron content in the lava than any other island, so there are red rocks everywhere and even a red beach.
The second day of exploration was a success and we are looking forward to see more in this magical archipelago called Galapagos.
