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BartoloméDay 15 - 8th August 2013 |
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Part 2 - Penguin, Sea Lions & Fish
After lunch it was back into the launch for an afternoon snorkel around Pinnacle Rock
A Galapagos Penguin basking on nearby rocks as we approached the beach...
A Galapagos Penguin basking on nearby rocks as we approached the beach...
A large shoal of Razor Surgeonfish...
Looking out of the water up at a basking Sea Lion and Pinnacle Rock...
A playful Sea Lion tugging Carolyn's fin...
Lining up for the next nibble...
There were three of them playing fast and rough with each other...
Black-Striped Salema Fish...
Giant Hawkfish...
Parrot Fish...
Mexican Hogfish...
White Sea Urchin & Hogfish...
Panamic Sea Stars...
Anemones...
A sea lion passing me as I swim along...
They come out of nowhere and give you quite a shock...
Back to the beach through the shoal of Surgeonfish...
Looking up at Pinnacle Rock from the water...
Panorama of Bartolomé and Santiago to the right hand side...
View as we left the island - taking the channel between Bartolomé and Santiago Islands...
A great day out, but relieved to be back in the harbour on Santa Cruz after a rough return crossing from Bartolomé.
A heron and sea lions taking full advantage of a handy resting spot...
A heron and sea lions taking full advantage of a handy resting spot...
Back in Puerto Ayora - built for comfort not speed, an extra saddle has been bolted on to this bike...
