Three excursions today but not as strenuous.
First up, a zodiac tour of the coast of Punta Mangle, Fernandina on a lovely day. Completely calm seas. Saw some smaller/younger marine iguanas. The usual suspects as far as birds go but with an Oyster Catcher thrown in. Plus the flightless cormorants with their little useless wings. Some nesting and some doing their little mating circle swimming. And our first tiny Galápagos penguin!
Then I braved the freezing waters to snorkel. Bunches of sea lions darting and spinning and swirling around with us. Three turtles. Some star fish. And a couple penguins swimming but not diving. Unfortunately the water proof case for the iPhone worked great ABOVE water when I was kayaking but wouldn’t work 10” below….I wonder if the cold makes the touch aspect of the process malfunction. But I was forced to simply enjoy the experience without focusing on photographing it (pun intended).
Finally another zodiac tour of the coast of Punta Moreno, Isabela. This time hundreds of massive marine iguanas. More and more penguins. Schools of eagle rays and cow-nosed rays and even two flamingos that flew overhead. Really nice.
Photos follow…the last little cutie is pointing the way to the Giant Galapagos Tortoises we visit next!
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