Sunrise: 5:53 am/Sunset 5:57 pm
We spent the entire day visiting the island of
Santiago, the fourth largest of the Galapagos Islands. Lauren and I had agreed the night before to
take an early morning kayaking tour along the island’s western coastline in
James Bay. Our early morning outing
yielded some great sights: boobies, sea lions, baby fur seals, pelicans, and
even the sight of a bird catching a fish.
The waters were a bit choppy but not unmanageable. While we did that, Charles and Jill did a
before-breakfast hike starting from Espumilla Beach. As I, the diarist, did not go, a following
description is lifted from the daily handout explaining this adventure:
“The visit starts with a wet landing. The beach is one of the archipelago’s most
important marine turtle nesting areas. Just
behind the mangroves, a small lagoon is hidden in the lava, which may
occasionally have lagoon birds such as black-necked stilts and pintail
ducks. A loop trail leads inland over
stony terrain, but it is worth the effort to work your way up the mature Palo
Santo forest for the view from the
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