Today we explored the western realm of the Galapagos. The western islands are formidable! We started early in the morning navigating near Punta Vicente Roca, a collapsed caldera of Volcano Ecuador where we proceeded across the equatorial line.
After a Zodiac exploration, we snorkeled under great conditions, with swimming iguanas, Galapagos penguins, sea lions, flightless cormorants, several species of fish, and foraging Pacific green sea turtles feeding on seaweed.
In the afternoon, we went ashore for a walk on Fernandina Island, the youngest of the archipelago, where it seemed we had been transported back to a time when the land was newly formed. The highlight of the hike were the countless Galapagos marine iguanas that were basking in the sun at the shoreline. We ended the day on the top deck with a wine tasting event at sunset.
