Our first night on the Samba was spent navigating to Floreana Island. Dinghies took us to a lovely white sand beach, where we saw many iguanas, crabs, and the tracks left by turtles who had come ashore to lay their eggs. When the eggs hatch, the newborns sprint to the water and then swim out to sea for 14 hours without a break. As they mature, they continue to the South Pacific waters; they return as adults years later to the same beach where they'd hatched.
We walked to a nearby lagoon to observe flamingos, and also saw the mating dance of the boobies.
Later in the morning we dinghied over to the Devil's Crown, a prominent rock formation of the coast of Floreana. We did three snorkeling excursions through the area. Saw sharks, rays, turtles and one yellow puffer fish.
In the afternoon we kayaked around Baroness Bay. Many sea lions and turtles.
Before dinner a pod of dolphins joined us and swam right alongside the Samba for a while.
After dinner, we shined flashlights into the water next to the boat. Saw many sea lions, sharks and flying fish.
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