At first light on Wednesday morning we arrived at Enderby and Champion Islands, where we saw lots of birds, but not the red-footed boobies we were anticipating. We then headed for nearby Post Office Bay on Floreana Island, where we mailed our postcards before entering the nearby lava tunnel. By 10 AM we were heading for Punta Cormorant, a greenish-coloured beach from which we hiked. We passed a flamingo lagoon on our way to a beautiful white sand beach on the other side, with sting rays and turtles swimming in the water. There are said to be only 500 flamingoes in Galapagos; they originated in the Caribbean.
From there we went to the Devil's Crown just offshore for a fantastic snorkel through the currents and corals; on our way there we saw a humpback whale. By 4 PM we were on our way to Santa Cruz, where we spent the night moored in Academy Bay.
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