Darwin’s Bay is one of my favourite places to swim with sea lions and sea turtles. The bay is named after Charles Darwin, but its official name is Cerro Tijeretas or frigate bird hill. Darwin’s Bay, San Cristobal, is also the first place 26-year-old...
I went on the Islas Ballestas tour from Paracas, Peru. This is one of the so-called Poor Man’s Galapagos tours that depart from Northwest South America. Islas Ballestas Tour Price The tour price was 35 soles, which was the standard price around town. I only checked a...
Located off the southwestern coast of San Cristobal, sleeps the two mammoth rocks that ascend 148 metres into The Galapagos atmosphere – Kicker Rock or León Dormido (Sleeping Lion). You can see Kicker Rock from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. It looks close but is actually a...
The sea wolf was playing dead in Darwin’s Bay. That’s what the locals call them in Spanish: lobo de mar. I grew up knowing them as sea lions. When he saw me snorkeling, he resurrected and started swimming around me with curiosity. He stared into my eyes, swam beneath...
I swam with baby sea lions during my Espanola Island day tour with Scuba Eden. I paid $180, most of that was probably for the gas and park permit. The round-trip by boat to Espanola from San Cristobal was about 4 hours. Make sure to watch the video below and see the...