The morning started with breakfast at 8 a.m., which consisted of fried eggs, bean dip, cheese quesadillas, and goat cheese with onion, all of which was delicious. After we ate, we suited up and went out for a snorkel at Los Meullocitos(which translates to little docks, lost in translation there as there were little ducks). We saw a wide variety of beautiful sea creatures, such as parrot fish, moorish idols, crown of thorns sea stars, urchins, and even a octopus that Mike found hiding under a rock. Mike got free reign of the food on the boat after that! Even though the water was cold many of us were jumping of the boat for fun just to stay in the deep blue water. When all of us finally stayed on board we returned to the camp for some lunch and R&R. The rest was needed because we headed out to sea in our kayaks with our sense of adventure. We stayed along the coast line observing the rock formations left over from the volcanic days of the island. This path took us to a island littered with male sea lions barking away. We took a row around the island to see them jump off the rocks and swim up to our kayaks.
After this, we went back along the coast to venture around the caves and crevices formed by the ocean waves. Some features were large enough that caves were formed and kayaks could venture inside to see little crabs scurrying along the rock walls. It looked like a disney ride as a single file line of kayaks passed through caves and arch-ways along the shore. After rowing for another 30-45 minutes, we disembarked onto the larger boat to go observe a nursery island for sea lions, called Los Islotes. The babies played in the water as their mothers lounged on the rocky shores. The big males roared out to their harems occasionally. On our way back to the camp we stopped to observe nearby jumping Mobulas, and we were even able to catch a slow motion video of them leaping out of the water. We enjoyed the rest of the short boat ride back to the island, anticipating our upcoming dinner.
Before dinner, we got to enjoy some ceviche, or as Mrs. Brosnick calls it, “Mexican sushi”.
Zach and Trinity
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