Bartolome and Santiago Islands
We are in the heart of the Galápagos archipelago and this small island is an open book of geology, many parasitic cones can be seen here and there such as tuff, cinder and spatter. This morning we went out to enjoy all those geological features and once we got to the top our guests were fascinated with the spectacular volcanic landscape.
After breakfast we offered water activities such as swimming, snorkeling and glass bottom boat; conditions were perfect, blue sky, flat sea, great visibility and a lot of species of tropical fish. This has been a very special week for everybody as we have had aboard a well known underwater explorer and marine biologist, Sylvia A. Earle, a pioneer researcher on marine ecosystems. She is an amazingly inspirational woman who has certainly enlightened our experience in the Galápagos. Sylvia is an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society. Named one of Time magazine’s "Heroes for the Planet" in 1998, she is the author of more than 125 scientific and popular publications.
At noon our Captain repositioned the Polaris toward James Bay on Santiago Island for our final outing which has a combination of snorkeling and a walk; this is sort of a summary of the whole week. This is our adopted island and the place where our famous visitor, Charles Darwin, spent nine days of his visit in this archipelago. As the sun kept going down it was time for us to come back to the ship enjoying our last sunset in the enchanted Islands.
We are in the heart of the Galápagos archipelago and this small island is an open book of geology, many parasitic cones can be seen here and there such as tuff, cinder and spatter. This morning we went out to enjoy all those geological features and once we got to the top our guests were fascinated with the spectacular volcanic landscape.
After breakfast we offered water activities such as swimming, snorkeling and glass bottom boat; conditions were perfect, blue sky, flat sea, great visibility and a lot of species of tropical fish. This has been a very special week for everybody as we have had aboard a well known underwater explorer and marine biologist, Sylvia A. Earle, a pioneer researcher on marine ecosystems. She is an amazingly inspirational woman who has certainly enlightened our experience in the Galápagos. Sylvia is an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society. Named one of Time magazine’s "Heroes for the Planet" in 1998, she is the author of more than 125 scientific and popular publications.
At noon our Captain repositioned the Polaris toward James Bay on Santiago Island for our final outing which has a combination of snorkeling and a walk; this is sort of a summary of the whole week. This is our adopted island and the place where our famous visitor, Charles Darwin, spent nine days of his visit in this archipelago. As the sun kept going down it was time for us to come back to the ship enjoying our last sunset in the enchanted Islands.
