The Great Krige Trek: Isle Genovesa

We started motoring just after sunset and headed north to Isla Gnovesa. It is the crater of an old volcano called Darwin Bay. The wind had come up and it was rough rather rough going, Ross and the kids all skipped dinner and were in bees asleep by 8pm. The trip is 100km and we finally arrived at 4am. Our cabin is just above water level so we are definitely in close proximity to the engines. Must admit I was rather happy to hear the anchor cranking down and the silence that then settled over the boat. At 7am we heard the gentle sounds of Ecuadorians music being played through the speakers and that was our wake up call.
We had half an hour to get ready for breakfast. Oh course I need to mention toilets. We have a petite yet functional shower room off our cabin. As there is not a natural source of water on the Galapagos we all need to conserve water so short showers are the order of the day. Switch on, get wet, off, soap, on to rinse off, then off. For the toilets, you cannot out even put toilet paper in the toilet, this needs to be discarded in the strategically placed bin. There is one unfortunate staff member whose grim task, twice daily, is to empty your bin. Ross realised that he had mis-placed his toilet paper and had the grim task of retrieving it, there is only so far a mother's love will go and rest assured the experience has taught him not to make the same mistake again!
Off to the island, boat across and then walked for an hour or so.

Nesting seabirds all around. You are strictly required to stay on the path and respect a minimum of 3ft from the birds. It is amazing how they are not scared and just treat you as another creature who is not harmful to them. Many if them were still in nests with fluffy chicks.

We saw, Nazca