Day 7 - Isabela Island

Today we had to wake up early so we could catch a 7am flight from San Cristobal to Isabela. I was shocked to find Isabela more volcanic and even less inhabitable than San Cristobal. The sea lions of San Cristobal have been replaced by iguanas. 

Our hotel has breath taking views and we maybe 50 feet from the ocean.

Before lunch we hiked though the wetlands to a tortoise sanctuary. On the way we saw two flamingos. It was so jarring to see them in the wild. Isabela island is more black San Cristobal (which was very brown) so the flamingos popped out of the scenery.

After lunch we went on a short hike around a lava flow and snorkelling in the bay.

The day ended sitting in front of a priceless ocean view, drinking nice wine and discussing the socio-economic situation of the islands with the hotel manager.

HIGHLIGHT: After the lava hike we headed back to our boat but could not board because a sea lion was napping on the gangplank. Our guide tried to shoo it like a dog but it would not budge. Finally, the boat pulled up alongside the dock and the sea lion got annoyed and jumped into the water. It was an amusing encounter.