Today was our second full day of expedition aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, and we navigated to Floreana Island in the south-central area of the archipelago. We took a pre-breakfast walk and saw turtles resting on the beach, a pond with flamingos, and blue-footed boobies on the scoria dunes of Punta Cormorant. After breakfast, the ship moved locations to Champion Islet, where we went for an incredible snorkel. In the afternoon, we visited Post Office Bay, where we enjoyed the shores with kayaks and made a stop at the famous post office barrel.
4/22/2025
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National Geographic Gemini
Floreana Island
On board National Geographic Gemini , we started our day just after sunrise kayaking along Loberia Bay. It was a very special outing as we had sea lions join us close to our kayaks. There also were baby blacktip reef sharks, spotted eagle rays, and sea turtles. In the afternoon, we snorkeled with sea lions and then we visited Cormorant Point. We encountered more sea lions on the beach, blue-footed boobies along the coast, and flamingos in a lagoon behind the beach. To close Earth Day, we all watched the premiere of the documentary, Sea Lions of The Galapagos, by Disney. Certified Photo Instructor Ivan worked as a field assistant and photographer on the project, which made it a very special and personal event for our guests, especially after experiencing sea lions up close and hearing Ivan’s stories about the shooting of the film.
