Friday 12th May 2017
Galapagos
Santa Cruz – North Seymour Island. Cerro Dragon.
The boat moved during the night and we woke us in the NW of
Santa Cruz Island. We’d decided to get up early and miss any tourist crowds, so
7am breakfast. RIB to the island and dry landing onto some rocks. Long walk around the island with our new
guide, Macarone, who was much better than the last guy. Flat topography, strewn
with boulders. Straight away saw sealions hauled out on the beachbasking in the
sun, pelicans, frigate birds and land iguanas. Lovely walk in the cooler part
of the day with good commentary from Macarone.
Snack of inca-cola and cheese on toast.
Out for a snorkel off the RIB. Water quite cool and choppy,
so visibility not great. Took the GoPro this time and managed to capture a few
reef shark, Pacific Crevalle Jack and King Angel fish.
Lunch was minestone soup, spaghetti, Bolognese, garlic bread
and broccoli, tomatoes/cucumber, chocolate ice cream.
After lunch, moved around to Cerro Dragon for another dry
landing. Saw Marine Iguana, on land and
one basking in the water, with others swimming around. Another long walk around the coast then
inland, mainly bird spotting. However saw loads of land iguana and their dens
for laying eggs. They are beautiful dragon-like creatures, none of which were
bothered at all by us and seemed to pose for photos.
In 1975, this was one of the only places where land iguanas were
in a healthy state. Programme started to conserve them with breeding. No dogs in Cerro Dragon and constant
monitoring of cats and donkeys. Finally
back to the beach where a stork was drying its wings and more red crabs.
Afternoon tea was hot chocolate and biscuits.
Another snorkel late afternoon whilst the sun set. I missed
a seal in the water and visibility again not great. However nice to cool off
from the hot day. Videod the gang in the water.
Dinner was white fish in coconut sauce, rice, white cabbage
and radish, cauliflower.
Caught up on blog with a cold beer. Bliss. Saw the Southern
Cross and what appeared to be a full moon.
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