The days start early here. Early in the morning, my guide, Washington uses the loud speaker to gently rouse us from our dreams. Allow me to rephrase, at 6:00 A.M. when all living creatures should be soundly sleeping, our guide crows like a rooster, and calls us each by name. "Good Morning please my friends", he quips in broken English.
What followed however was incredible. We ate a few crackers and had a form of hot chocolate, before entering into the dinghys and motored ashore. There are two kinds of landings here. Wet landings, which consist of jumping out of the boat directly into the water, or dry landings, that allow you to step onto a dock of some sort. This morning we had a dry landing onto an outcropping of slippery rocks.
After being mesmerized by some very colorful crabs, we continued our walk on the island. My favorite part was seeing the birds. we met them at a cliff, that was apparently perfect for hunting. They could see things that I could not, because at seemingly random moments, hundreds of them would plunge towards the sea together to reap the rewards (Fish-which they eat).
We returned to the boat and enjoyed a hearty breakfast before heading off to our next island. Things move quickly here in the Galapagos! During the passage, I dozed and caught a few minutes of the world cup game.
The rest of the day continued in similar fashion. Excellent snorkeling, incredible views and good time spent with friends.
Please note in the pictures, the beautiful catamaran and the rest of the boats anchored behind me. Sweeeet!
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