Man, even though things were so amazingly relaxed with nature all around, we were already on our sixth day of our luxury cruise of the Galapagos. Time seemed to zooming by. This day would be about two lovely beaches.
The first would be a wet landing on Puerto Egas, located at the west side of Santiago Island. Morning aboard the Evolve was relaxing as always.
That’s Cerro Pelado in the background of my morning cup o’ joe…..
Because I usually woke early; I’d head up to the deck and relax and just take everything in before folks starting coming up for breakfast.
After breakfast, we boarded a panga and headed off the Puerto Egas. The black sand beach here is striking.
As are the cliffs and rock formations.
And soon we headed off on the trail.
Which featured all of the usual suspects.
Red Throated Lava Lizards.
And of course, we were always under the careful supervision of the land iguanas.
Such diverse plant life as well.
Around the rocky bay there were the distinctive red Sally Lightfoot Crabs.
And an abundance of American Oystercatchers.
But there was one main creature to see. While we’d seen our share and even encountered a very curious sea lion. The Galapagos Fur Seal can be quite elusive. These small seals prefer shade and rocky grottos, like those at Puerto Egas.
It was relaxing watching these little ones just floating along enjoying life….like we were at the moment.
For some reason, they just brought smiles to our faces!
After watching the water ballet for a while we headed back to the beach. With this lava lizard “pointing the way”…..
Were we donned our snorkeling gear and did a session from the shore.
And actually saw a shark……which was so cool!
Back on board it was a quick shower and then time for lunch!
After which we took a short siesta before heading off to our next stop. Which was a beach that was even more spectacular!
Thanks for stopping by!