Yesterday, the 20th, the volunteers had a day off
from 4.30am wake-up calls and seven of them took the opportunity to take a day
trip to North Seymour island, which is just north of Baltra, the island where
the airport for Santa Cruz is located. The volunteers had chosen this trip
because the 8th volunteer had done a land cruise prior to the
Earthwatch expedition, and had immensely enjoyed the experience. North Seymour
island is home to one of the largest nesting colonies of frigates in the
Galápagos, and the volunteers were enamoured with the fluffy frigate nestlings.
The next day, the volunteers were recharged and ready for a
few more days of heading to the field to catch some finches. Luis had set a
quota for the team of 125 birds, and as of the day off, we had caught 84 birds.
The team was determined to reach or surpass the quota, so they set off into the
field with a vengeance. Today, the EG team headed out and caught 22 birds! The
team was on a roll and headed to AB, but because of rain, caught 6 birds, but
the team was invigorated for being so close to the quota!
Frigate stealing a gull's catch of the day
The observation team headed into town and we were on a
mission to find a Western Union for one of the volunteers. We dutifully
followed the directions we had been given, only to find ourselves asking
various people where it was. Apparently, it was located in a place called
Bodega Blanca, which turned out to be a hardware store. Who’d have thought a
hardware store would be the go to place for money transfers?
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| Lava heron looking for the Western Union |
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