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TRAVEL BLOG ENTRY
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We arrived at Suarez Bay, Espanola Island in the early hours of the morning (although I was thankfully finally in a deep sleep at the time). After breakfast we journeyed ashore in the pangas, ready to go for a 3 hour hike over fairly rugged terrain. It was a wonderful walk, full of birdlife ("boobyland" with blue-footed & masked boobies, & albatrosses), plus the usual suspects - sealions & iguanas. The landscape was also rather stunning. Needless to say, I took HORDES of photos (despite my memory card refusing to work properly)!
Following this walk it was time to head on around the island to Gardner Bay. We had a free afternoon here, most of which Annie & I spent snorkelling, & swimming between the boat & beach - the most exercise I'd done for a long time! We saw a couple of sharks & a couple of rays - one of which was a MASSIVE diamond ray, which which was stunning. We also saw some huge parrotfish, a yellow pufferfish, & trumpet fish amongst others. The beach itself was home to hordes of sealions - most of whom were taking it very easy indeedy.
We set off from Gardner Bay around 4pm, headed for Santa Fe - some 5 hours to the north. Whilst on the way we were on the lookout for dolphins, but didn't manage to spot any - just a few pesky sealions that got our hopes up. We went down to the dining room for dinner & had just begun eating when Capitan Cesar sounded the horn as some dolphins had appeared at the bow of our boat & were riding the waves/surf created as we were surging through the water. Although it was dark out we managed to catch them in the light of the boat torch (massive powerful thing) & watched them for ages - until they had enough & vanished just as suddenly as they'd arrived. Very exciting indeedy!
Spent the evening chilling out with Fernando & Ignacio, trying to practice my Spanish some more, & drinking cuba libres. Not sure if it's the result of the cuba libres, but I seemed to be having quite a nice conversation with them :o)
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