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<\/a><\/div>\nswimming iguanas,<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nand four different kinds of crabs.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nWe swam to a rock outcropping 200 ft from the beach to snorkel and saw large schools of fish, eel and sting rays.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nAfter lunch I was trying to take a nap on the upper deck, but kept getting up to watch a pod of dolphins who were chasing our yacht.<\/p>\n
Later in the afternoon we had a dry landing at Punta Su\u00e1rez. When we got out of the dingy boat the land iguanas and sea lions were blocking the path from the pier. <\/p>\n
The iguanas were bunched up together sometimes six at a time to keep warm. It was a fascinating sight.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nWe hiked up along the island trail encountering sea hawks, blue footed boobies, nazca boobies, Galapagos doves, and numerous other birds. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThe trail opened up to a gorgeous view of black volcanic cliffs dropping swiftly into the ocean, reminding me of Land’s End in Southern England. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThe high cliffs were known as the Albatross Airport. The strong ocean breeze from the Pacific Ocean to the south provided easy liftoffs for the massive birds. It was the wrong season for albatross, but we were lucky enough to see one lonely albatross. He must have come back early and wondered where everyone else was.<\/p>\n
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