{"id":3236,"date":"2018-05-10T23:59:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T21:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2018-06-16T20:47:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T18:47:03","slug":"rund-um-santa-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2018\/05\/10\/rund-um-santa-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Circling Santa Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last two days were rather &quot;slow&quot; days&nbsp;&#8211; almost a bit too quiet for my liking. Nevertheless, we had some interesting activities.<!--more--><\/p>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_re wp-caption alignright single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4054\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4054-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Caleta Tortuga Negra\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Caleta Tortuga Negra\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>The first one took us to the mangrove forests of <span xml:lang=\"es\" lang=\"es\">Caleta Tortuga Negra<\/span>. These should be teeming with sea turtles, but unfortunately, they hid pretty well. So, we could see only a group of golden rays gliding majestically through the water at first. On the way back, we finally came across three turtles&nbsp;&#8211; one must not forget that this is not a zoo, but wild nature (which is easy to forget due to the abundant wildlife elsewhere).<\/p>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-mixed_2to3 wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4065\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4065-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Sea turtle\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Sea turtle\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-hoch_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4032\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img240x360\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4032-240x360.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Blue-footed Booby\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Blue-footed Booby\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li wp-caption alignleft single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4096\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4096-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Cerro Negro\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Cerro Negro\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>Yesterday afternoon, we did a short hike at <span xml:lang=\"es\" lang=\"es\">Cerro Negro<\/span> which I really enjoyed. This is a protected area for land iguanas&nbsp;&#8211; and they are (in contrast to their marine relatives) very colorful (and bigger as well). Moreover, it was impressive to see how fast the vegetation can change from bare black lava rock to dense vegetation with <span xml:lang=\"es\" lang=\"es\">Palo Santo<\/span> trees (which still bear leaves here) and Opuntia cacti.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4110\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4110-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Land iguana\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4113\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4113-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Land iguana\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Land iguana\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4093\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4093-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Sally Lightfoot crab\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Sally Lightfoot crab\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4091\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4091-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Marine iguana\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Marine iguana\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-hoch_li wp-caption alignleft single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"20180508_164749\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img270x360\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180508_164749-270x360.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Female Frigatebird\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Female Frigatebird\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-hoch_re wp-caption alignright single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4082\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img240x360\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4082-240x360.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Male Frigatebird\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Male Frigatebird\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>In addition, we were also able to observe some animals during our free time: On the way to <span xml:lang=\"es\" lang=\"es\">Santa Cruz<\/span> the day before, we were already accompanied by a large group of dolphins for some time. Frigatebirds also flew with us&nbsp;&#8211; or even hitched a ride. In the morning, while we were anchored off the coast of <span xml:lang=\"es\" lang=\"es\">Santa Cruz<\/span>, some sharks circled the boat &nbsp;&#8211; they have learned that tourists sometimes (illegally) throw something edible overboard.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"20180508_164535\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180508_164535-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Dolphins\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Dolphins\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4022\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4022-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Galapagos shark\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Galapagos shark\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li wp-caption alignleft single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4152\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4152-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Gal\u00e1pagos tortoise\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Gal\u00e1pagos tortoise\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>Today was finally dedicated to the Gal\u00e1pagos tortoises: first in captivity at the Charles Darwin Research Station (including the embalmed Lonesome George), then in the wild in the highlands of <span xml:lang=\"es\" lang=\"es\">Santa Cruz<\/span>. In the highlands we also explored a lava tube, and &quot;tried on&quot; a tortoise shell.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4169\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4169-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Gal\u00e1pagos tortoise\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4198\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4198-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Gal\u00e1pagos tortoise\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Gal\u00e1pagos tortoise\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-mixed_2to3 wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-hoch_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4214\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img240x360\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4214-240x360.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Lava tunnel\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"img_4220\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x240\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4220-360x240.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Lava tunnel\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Lava tunnel\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>Despite this tortoise shell fashion show, however, one of the most amusing things these days were the reactions of the newly arrived passengers in the first few hours: <q>Oh, a pelican!<\/q> Click, click, click!&nbsp;&#8211; <q>Oh, a sea lion!<\/q> Click, click, click, click!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[66,25,61,85],"class_list":["post-3236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-diary","tag-boat-trip","tag-south-america","tag-wildlife","tag-unesco-world-heritage","trips-ecuador2018","country-ec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}