Today we are visiting the southern part of Isabela and having a dry landing at Puerto Villamil Harbour. From here we take a short walk to see the flamingos then its on a local bus to visit Sierra Negra's Volcano or to be more correct Caldrea. Sierra Negra's caldera at 10 km x 8 kms is the largest in the Galapagos and the second largest in the world. From where were get dropped of we walk up to the view the crater. Unfortunately when we got to the viewing point there was low clouds and made it extremely hard to see also grasp the size of this crater. As we wait and walk just a bit further the clouds start to part just enough for us to see the crater one side to the other.
With a nice walk down back to the local bus we stop at a local pub for a drink. This is the perfect place to have a drink and put your feet up. A fantastic view a nice mix of sun and shade and of course a awesome view and direct access to the beach. Nice isn't it!
As we journey back to the boat we take a water stop to check out some Sea Llions, Pelicans, Galapagos Penguins and Blue Footed Bobbies (Yes thats the name of the bird).
After lunch its time to go for a snorkel off the side of panga today we have the opportunity to see turtles, rays and sea lions. If we are really lucky we may spot a penguin in the water. OK I did not see any penguins but I did see a really large ray. Awh!!! it was so good. Wish I could have swum all day but as you know we have a schedule to stick to and I did not want to be left behind for fish food.
A short boat trip visit the Las Tintoreras Trail. Here the pathway leads between aa (ah! ah! or ouch! ouch!) lava, past huddles of marine iguanas towards a lagoon and a narrow channel which makes a favoured resting place for white-tipped sharks unfortunately it was the wrong season and we did not view any. Continuing along the shores, past Sally Lightfoot crabs to the sea lions.
A short boat trip visit the Las Tintoreras Trail. Here the pathway leads between aa (ah! ah! or ouch! ouch!) lava, past huddles of marine iguanas towards a lagoon and a narrow channel which makes a favoured resting place for white-tipped sharks unfortunately it was the wrong season and we did not view any. Continuing along the shores, past Sally Lightfoot crabs to the sea lions.
Another hard day at work, umm... wonder what tomorrow brings.
