2019-06-03 Santa Cruz Island to San Cristobal Island via Witch Hill & Kiker Rock, Lobos Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Today’s busy itinerary

Amazing rock formations jutting up from the sea

The impressive looking Kiker Rock is apparently a geological formation due to erosion

Time to get suited up for our early morning snorkeling expedition

Our guide, Enrique doesn’t need a snorkel!!!

The amazing shear cliff face of Kiker Rock

Swimming with a shark!!!

Tired looking 7 am divers at Kiker Rock Galapagos Islands!!!

An amazing experience swimming with a turtle

The early morning snorkel was worth every minute !!!

A well earned breakfast !!!

Lots of fresh fruit, eggs cooked to your liking, omelets and pancakes available for breakfast

Mid morning we are again off on another excursion …. thank goodness for a hearty breakfast!!

Enrique our guide always has a smile on his face!!

As we all do too!!!

Passing through the opening in the cliff at Cueva del Brujio

Next we are taken ashore to a beautiful beach

Although the day looked quite overcast, it was still very mild and very pleasant for a nice long walk along the pristine beach

With the sun appearing several of our group tested the beautiful clear water

After our beach and swimming excursion we return to the boat and our cabins to find some interesting towel arrangements

Lunch is served in air conditioned comfort

After lunch we decided to join the snorkeling group again

Everybody was getting excited because the sea lions had joined us in the water!! My Tough Olympus underwater camera caught some great shots and videos of the cheeky and playful sea lions

Late afternoon we prepare for yet another excursion ashore, this time a dry landing and a trail walk

Our trail walk began on a very rocky uneven path and fortunately for some, including Ric, brought along walking sticks!!!!

The magnificent Frigatebirds can be found in tropical areas and are abundant in the Galapagos Islands. The females have white underbellies and males have a distinctive red gular pouch, which they inflate during the breeding season to attract females

The birds on Galapagos Islands have no fear of humans and look like they enjoy having their photos taken

We continue our walk along the rocky foreshore seeing some amazing surf

By the rocky path we spot a pair of Blue Footed Booby birds. As we continued on our walk we came across a number of others including a male bird sitting on an egg and another pair courting each other with their dancing and clattering beaks

As we continued we came across numerous sea lions

As we head back to the Endemic we reflect on what a huge day we had with activities one after the other. Our first full day was certainly a full one !!

It was 6.45 pm when our tenders arrived to collect us from the shore

We all looked forward to our dinner after such a busy day

Salmon Ceviche for entree tonight

For main course we enjoyed a delicious pork dish with vegetables and salad

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