San Cristobal Island

On the boat ride from Santa Cruz towards San Cristobal, we came across a pod of dolphins that put on a show. There must have been at least 100 of them. Once on the island, we were overcome with the sight, smell, and sound of dozens and dozens of sea lions. Once we had checked into the hotel, we walked to the Galapagos Interpretation Centre where we learnt some history of the islands and about the three main currents (the Humboldt current, the Panama flow and the Cromwell current) that drive the diverse ecosystem that is the Galapagos. Afterwards, we snorkelled at a nearby beach where we saw another turtle and swam with very playful sea lions.

On our second day, we went snorkelling at a cleaning station called Kicker Rock, hoping to see some hammerheads. Unfortunately, whilst we did not see any hammerheads, we managed to see giant schools of fish, swim with reef sharks, and even managed to spot a school of eagle rays, which was amazing.Read more