Galapagos Day 7

This morning we started at South Plaza. It is a very small island covered in carpet weed in a bright red colour. There were land iguanas guarding each cactus tree and sea lions along the coast. The landscape was quite stunning.
We then traveled two hours on rough seas to Santa Fe. After lunch we went for a snorkel in the cold water. The sea lions were quite aggressive here with the older ones protecting their young. We saw some rays, lots of turtles and sting rays. The water was pretty clear so I jumped off the boat into the water.
After we did a land visit. There were many seals on the beaches lying around and barking. We walked along the rocks where there was very tall cactus' and land iguanas. Turtles used to be on the island but were all taken by whalers. On the boat on the way back we saw many white tip reef sharks, a baby seal just born with vultures waiting to eat the placenta and once back on board the boat, a school of golden rays. So many animals!
We had a farewell cocktail and dinner before we headed off for a bumpy ride to San Cristobel.Read more