Floreana Island is the first to be colonized by Ecuador back in 1832. Nowadays there are only a couple hundred people living in this isolated place. Today we visited three different locations combining water and land excursions, Punta Cormorant, Champion Islet and the Post Office Bay. In the morning we went on an early hike to find flamingos and stingrays. Later we moved the National Geographic Islander to find the elusive Floreana mockingbird, and also to snorkel in one of the two best sites for it in the Galapagos. And at the end of the day we visited the traditional barrel where postcards are sent to the relatives of the visitors using the old whaling tradition.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 04 Jul 2017
Floreana Island, 7/4/2017, National Geographic Islander
- Aboard the National Geographic Islander
- Galápagos
Enrique Silva, Naturalist
Enrique was born and raised on San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Archipelago. His parents moved from mainland Ecuador to the islands in the 1980s in search of better opportunities. Growing up surrounded by the ocean, Enrique developed a strong co...
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