According to our Galapagos itinerary, North Seymour Island is our destination today. Early morning, our bus made its way to the familiar Itabaca channel. We know our routine by now. First getting on the dinghy to go out to the boat. The same boat and the same crew took us to the island. It's a shorter boat ride today, about two hours from Itabaca dock. We took it easy and found our corners to enjoy a beautiful morning as we sailed to North Seymour.
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My favorite corner on the boat
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 | A perfect morning boat ride to N. Seymour
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North Seymour island is located in the center of the Galapagos Archipelago, directly next to Baltra island. It is a small uninhabited island and has a trail for visitors to explore the rocky coast. There is large population of Blue-footed Boobies, Frigatebirds, Swallow-tailed Gulls, Common Noddies etc...on the island. It's also home to over 2,000 land iguanas.
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| Blue-footed Boobie nesting (one egg per nest) |
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| Male frigatebirds floating in the air showing off their bright red pouch on the throat to attract females. |
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| The beautiful Magnificent Frigatebird. |
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| Swallow-tailed Gull of N. Seymour. |
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| Hiking on the trail |
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| Rocky trail with nests in the background |
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| Land iguana |
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| Bird nesting |
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Land iguana
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| Frigatebird |
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| Sea lion on the rocky coast |
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| At the end of our hike. |
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| Waiting for the dinghy |
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Back to the boat
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A white sand beach for swimmers and snorkelers not too far from where the boat anchored.
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| Ernesto having a siesta on the way back to Santa Cruz |
It was another wonderful day in the Galapagos. Back to the hotel, we had a nice walk around town our last evening at Puerto Ayora. We were lucky with beautiful weather and have had great time visiting Baltra, Santa Cruz, Batolome and North Seymour Islands in the Galapagos.
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