On our last full day exploring Galapagos on National Geographic Endeavour II, we visit San Cristobal Island in the eastern part of the archipelago. We started our day visiting Punta Pitt, which features many different tuff volcanoes that are eroding. In our walk through a shrubby area, we found red-footed boobies nesting and perching. After the hike, everybody got the opportunity to swim in a beautiful beach and snorkel in this fantastic bay. In the afternoon, we changed location to Cerro Brujo. Here, our guests enjoyed a white sand beach in the company of charismatics sea lions to finish off an amazing expedition.
10/3/2024
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National Geographic Endeavour II
Bartholomew Island and Sombrero Chino
We split into groups for different excursions this morning. Four groups went up the staircase to the top for the iconic view over the isthmus of Bartholomew Island and Pinnacle Rock. We walked past exposed volcanic formations of all sorts: spatter cones, tuff cones, and lava tubes. Two other groups chose to explore along the coast by Zodiac in hopes of Galapagos penguin sightings. All of us were successful in what we hoped for and even the walkers saw penguins near the dock where we disembarked! Both snorkeling off the beach and deep-water outings along the backside of the island were tremendously productive because we saw it all: penguins and sharks being the top species, and diving blue-footed boobies too! The afternoon had National Geographic Endeavour II anchored not too far south, off the coast of Santiago Island near Sombrero Chino. A dramatically barren, small volcanic cone where another snorkeling outing was offered and late-afternoon Zodiac rides to search yet one more time for penguins. We can never get enough of them!