A short sail from Baltra is North Seymour, the first island we will visit. After lunch onboard while we reposition, we will be briefed on the afternoon's tours and head toward the Zodiacs awaiting you at the Beach Club deck aft. Don your life jacket, grab the bosun's arm with a sailor's handshake, and get comfortable for the short ride to shore.

At the rocky landing, we will climb a small cliff and be immediately immersed in the animals of the Galapagos. Sea lions romp in the water and sun on the rocks. Female boobies will be nesting right along the trails, remarkably nonchalant about human presence. Galapagos mockingbirds provide the music as you take it all in. Our guide will explain the mating rituals, and if we are lucky, the males will be strutting for the females. Male frigate birds pump their red throats to entice the ladies, while blue-footed boobies wobble comically like circus clowns. Note: With all animals we encounter, WE need to step around them, NOT the other way around.

North Seymour Island is home to a thriving colony of frigate birds, the largest in the Galapagos.  Keep an eye on the males' red throats, which may inflate like a balloon at the sight of a female. You may also encounter breeding pairs of blue-footed boobies displaying their slow mirror dance and spot numerous iguanas and sea lions.  Your afternoon excursion options include a dry landing with guided hike, a Zodiac coastline cruise with dry landing and a short hike, or a scenic Zodiac coastline cruise to view geological formations.  Later onboard, your captain welcomes you with a toast and a naturalist briefs you on the next day's activities (offered nightly).