Day 4: San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands
This was a total water day. We left on the boat at 9 am.
We spent 2 hrs sea kayaking along the coast. Coolest thing ever = kayaking with sea turtles. We also saw marine iguanas, frigate birds fighting with blue footed boobies and pelicans dive bombing into the water.
After kayaking, we snorkeled along the rocks. Besides the colorful fish whose names I don't remember, I saw a stingray and more sea turtles. Some baby sea lions followed us around. I wore a wetsuit so the water was not too cold.
We then boated out to Kicker Rock. Here we went snorkeling again and saw two kinds of sharks. The only problem was that the water was so cold I almost couldn't breathe. I should note that only the women of the tour group were strong enough to do this second snorkeling session.
Food update: Dinner was paella. In Ecuador, they add olive oil and ketchup to the paella before they eat it.
I'll add some pictures when I have a better internet connection.
This was a total water day. We left on the boat at 9 am.
We spent 2 hrs sea kayaking along the coast. Coolest thing ever = kayaking with sea turtles. We also saw marine iguanas, frigate birds fighting with blue footed boobies and pelicans dive bombing into the water.
After kayaking, we snorkeled along the rocks. Besides the colorful fish whose names I don't remember, I saw a stingray and more sea turtles. Some baby sea lions followed us around. I wore a wetsuit so the water was not too cold.
We then boated out to Kicker Rock. Here we went snorkeling again and saw two kinds of sharks. The only problem was that the water was so cold I almost couldn't breathe. I should note that only the women of the tour group were strong enough to do this second snorkeling session.
Food update: Dinner was paella. In Ecuador, they add olive oil and ketchup to the paella before they eat it.
I'll add some pictures when I have a better internet connection.
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