Snorkel&Hike @ Las Bachas, Santa Cruz Is

After boarding the Islander II, we muster for the emergency evacuation training with our PFDs and discussion of the days plan. We still have daylight and so will proceed across the channel that separates Baltra and Santa Cruz Island to the letters north shore where the beach of Las Bachas is awaiting. There, we hike to some some small ponds just in from the beach. There are signs of turtle egg nests. We get surprised by a pair of flamingos and I am reminded that a photographer needs to be constantly on guard for “the shot”.Read more