More Galapagos

After a bit of a rocky night we were no at Floreana Island. It was a bit cloudy and windy today. But still rather warm. 

We got to the "green beach". The beach got its name from a green shiny stone that is in the sand turning the sand a bit green in the sunlight.

A bit higher up on the island you find a lagun where, if you are lucky, you can see flamingos. And how lucky were we?! The first thing we saw was a flamingo chick, about two months old. Still whit and not able to fly.

A bit higher we could even see around 15 pink flamingos further out in the water. Our guide hadn't seen flamingo chicks here in the last five years.

On the other side of the hill we reached this beautiful white beach with turquoise water. But the best of all was the fresh tracks of turtles, and in the water we could still see them, they hadn't managed to go to far yet. 

In the shoreline was also rays, even some sting rays, so we were not allowed to walk very far out in the water. 

Back on the boat it was time to get the snorkelling gear and head out for a new snorkelling, this time form the dinghy. It was deep and rather rough. 

I got in the water and as I put my head in the water to check my gear I saw a turtle just below me. Priceless!! 

However I had to return to the dinghy because my mask was suddenly leaking. Luckily they had some spare and I found one that worked better and could continue my swim and experience the underwater world. 

Unfortunately the new snorkel missed the top part so the rough water got in. That wasn't too bad though, I managed the rest of the swim pretty well and enjoy the colourful palette under me. Even got a glimpse of a sea lion in the water.

After this amazing experience we were back on the boat for lunch and siesta while Xavier moved a bit. 

It was time for a new snorkelling, this time we were looking for turtles, so of course I had to jump in the water again. Couldn't miss that chance. 

The water was rather murky but we managed to find turtles. I saw about five or six before I gave,up due to the murky water. I felt a bit lost under the surface. 

Happy I did it though.

The Last activity for the day was a visit to "Post Office Bay". The place where the old sailors stopped to drop of and pick up letters, as a postal service. Still today it is in use for tourists. You can put post cards or letters in the barrel and at the same time look through the post in there to see if there are any that is addressed to a place close to you. Then you take them and send or deliver them to the recipient.

Let's see if any of you receive a post cards from a barrel in Post Office Bay, Galápagos.

After the postal service our guide told us about the first humans coming to live on this island, which were actually Germans. 

On tonight's briefing we were told about tomorrow and it looks like it will be another fabulous day, with lots of animals. 

After dinner and some chatting we all went to bed. It is going to be a hectic night tonight. They say it will be really rocking, and rocking the wrong way. 

Let's hope for the best. 

Boat is about to start moving, time to get my head on that pillow.