For one week I had the wonderful opportunity to explore some of the other Galapagos Islands. We spent most of our time on the Islands of Santa Cruz and Isabela but took a day trip to Seymour Island as well. It is about a two hour boat ride from San Cristobal to Santa Cruz. The ocean was not as nice to us as we would have liked and caused many of our tummies to be upset. After that ride Dramamine became a good friend.
On our first day we took a short boat ride to Seymour island, an uninhabited island where the Friget birds were in abundance. During mating season these birds puff up their red chests to attract the females, making them very beautiful. We also saw yellow land iguanas and the famous Blue Footed Boobies. We enjoyed a fabulous lunch on the boat and then had time to snorkel and relax on the beach.
Day two was filled of snorkeling with turtles and rays, a penguin spotting, and exploring a section of Santa Cruz that resembled another planet. Jagged lava rocks made up the landscape that were covered with iguanas. More iguanas than you ever really need to see in one place ever in your life. It was pretty incredible.
We then ventured on another two hour boat ride to Isabela island where we would be staying for the next four nights. This island was definitely my favorite with its long beach, cute restaurants, and sand roads. It is less populated and touristy than San Cristobal and Santa Cruz and is home to the 2nd largest volcano crater in the world. We saw penguins, an octopus, seahorses, flamingos and beautiful sunsets. We hiked to the top of the volcano where an amazing view awaited us and explored lava tunnels. We spent our evenings on the beach next to a bon fire where we enjoyed happy hour with other travelers from around the world.
At the top of the volcano.
Listening to music by the fire.
My host brother Jose and I. He was guide on our trip.
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