Saturday 27 December 2014

RABIDA ISLAND, November 21. last trip of the day

We left our boat, the Galapagos Legend, at about 3:30 PM.  It was our third excursion of the day.  Any sign of weariness quickly disappeared as we approached the beautiful unique island of Rabida.   The dominant red colour made an amazing contrast with the ocean.  On the cliffs we could see birds, iguanas and sea lions and fur seals.

 We made a wet landing on a deep red sandy beach.  The beach was surrounded by cliffs and steep cinder cones.  This island is at the centre of of the archipelago's volcanic origin.  When basaltic lava hit the air and began to rust it turned an astonishing reddish color.  The colour reminded me of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

We visited sea lions on the beach, watched mother sea lions nurse their pups, went for a walk and then donned our snorkelling gear and walked out into the water.  

Voila, the contrast 

Mr. Pelican watching for his lunch 

More fun to hang out in numbers

Two pals on the beach 

Who doesn't like a warm nap in the sunshine?

 

Muriel and I are viewing the sites and psyching up for the wet landing


More fun when the whole gang is here




 


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