On day 3 of our cruise we traveled 7 hours overnight to Genovesa, one of the most isolated of the Galápagos Islands. It’s a dormant volcano which is shrinking into the sea as the tectonic plates shift and one of its sides collapsed from the constant pounding of the surf. It’s crater is filled with sea water and the remaining land has become home to Red Footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies, Frigates, Darwin Finches, & short-eared owls while the crater is home to numerous sharks & sea lions. Darwin Bay, on the other side of the island, is a sanctuary for Swallow Tailed Gulls, Hammerhead sharks & Gold Crested Night Herons. Here we swam, kayaked, and hiked to explore land & sea.
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