Sitting Pretty
After rushing to the market early this morning for a final veggie top-up, I returned to the boat to find that plans had changed, a hiccup had caused a bit of a delay so we would leave tomorrow instead. Now, there were certainly no tears in my eyes over that decision as the chance to snorkel with the sea lions again was so appealing.
Paul remained busy on the boat but Lil, Otto and I hiked over to the other side with our snorkeling gear and managed an absolutely wonderful swim with the seals there. The young ones just love to play, twisting and turning in the water between us but every once in a while, big mamma would come along to keep them in check. We were all having so much fun diving down to play with them but, unfortunately, the water was a tad too cold for us to stay in for hours. We also sighted a fabulous octopus between the rocks and the usual variety of fish life.
We later hiked up to the top of the hill to get a view of the bay. At that height, we were basically at the same level as all the frigate birds, such graceful birds in flight. The topography is quite dry but wonderful scenery with all the lava rocks scattered everywhere. It’s almost as though the gods above collected barrels of giant pebbles and then tipped them all out onto San Cristobal. And here the parks board have done a wonderful job of creating pathways and benches, all done tastefully using the natural products from the island.
When we returned to the village to catch a water taxi back to our boats, we were, at last, given the opportunity to photograph my absolute favourite birds, the blue footed boobies. So, this time, these are my photos as we were able to get up really close.
We will lift anchor tomorrow morning to start the long journey to the Marquesas. That will probably take us close to three weeks.
PHOTO GALLERY:
The Veggie Market
Our Snorkeling Hole
Wandering along the Pathways
Lil & I at Charles Darwin Statue
The Anchorage
A Curious Pup InvestigatesLil's Camera
Blue Footed Booby
The Waterfront
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