Galapagos - dia III

In the morning we took a speedboat to the Tintoreras Islet, an island that got its name from the white tipped fine Tintoreras sharks that alway stay around the island. An incredible place. Besides the impressive sharks we were able to see sea lions, marine iguanas, the funny looking blue-footed boobies, sally lightfood crabs, big sea turtles, pelicans and Galapagos penguins. After the hike on the island we went snorkeling to cool off a bit. Similar to the scenes the day before we were able to find many sea lions that even seemed like wanting to play with us. Fascinating how they swam up very close to us.
In the afternoon we visited the Giant Tortoise Breeding Center where we could observe different species of giant tortoise. The center has successfully bred and raised the giant tortoise to preserve many endangered subspecies. After the short visit we went for a bushwalk to find the big animales in their natural environment. Especially the size of these creatures is impressive and is only found on the Galapagos islands.Read more