What does a typical day look like? Eat—hike—snorkel: Repeat. So, with two hikes and two sessions of snorkelling a day we are getting a lot of exercise and eating a lot of delicious food. Let me share one story from our afternoon of snorkelling.
As we snorkel along the red rocks we can see huge green cacti blooming with yellow flowers above us. Jennifer is my swimming partner. All of a sudden something is coming right at us. She heads straight at Jennifer then makes a quick left. Now she right in front of me—a giant female sea lion. Did she think we were sea lions too? What a surprise for her and us. Our guide is calling us to come quick. Oh my goodness—sea turtles. We are now swimming with really big turtles. Dad dives down to get a closer look. It looks like they are feeding. There are seven of them in total! Everyday is something new and fascinating. Every island is so different. Having a blast. You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom.
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Austin Ben Parker mr.s
2/27/2018 07:42:46 am
Are you in a resort and if so is that the pool
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Ray Homewood
2/27/2018 02:55:59 pm
Not a resort, it was on a small island so the blue water you see is the Pacific ocean. We get to the island by taking a zodiac in from the bigger boat we are staying on.
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MEJC
2/27/2018 07:43:16 am
How was hiking?
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Ray Homewood
2/27/2018 02:58:29 pm
Most of the hikes are only 3-4 Kms long. One was a bit longer about 8 Kms and up the side of the volcano to see the large caldera at the top.
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Haley, James, Luke
2/27/2018 07:43:47 am
Are there mountains there to hike on? How far do you hike?
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Ray Homewood
2/27/2018 03:01:01 pm
The longest hike was about 8 Kms to the top of a volcano. Other hikes include the beach and then up the remains of old lava flows.
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Sarah and Devlin
2/27/2018 07:44:07 am
What kind of food do you eat there?
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Ray Homewood
2/27/2018 03:06:53 pm
All our meals and snacks are eaten on the boat. Snacks include empanadas, bread dough wrapped around cheese and deep fried. These are served with aji, a spicy sauce made from tree tomatoes and hot peppers. (As you can probably guess these are one of my favourites).
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Owen
2/27/2018 07:46:10 am
Are there any other exotic animals in the waters?
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Raymond Homewood
2/27/2018 03:12:47 pm
We saw a number of sting rays, and a Tiger Snake Eel. We saw so many fish, the Razor Surgeon fish have bright yellow tails, but are not as big or pretty as the blue and pink of the bluechin parrot fish.
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Laurel Xander carter
2/27/2018 07:46:24 am
How many turtles and how big
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Ray Homewood
2/27/2018 03:17:52 pm
We saw the Pacific Green Turtles on a couple of our Snorkelling outings. There were always 4 to 7 in the area. Most of the one we saw would have had a shell of about 70 cm long.
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Mrs. B Grade 3
3/1/2018 07:11:55 am
Were there a lot of cacti on the islands and did they have a lot of needles?
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Diane
3/2/2018 02:41:41 pm
Every island is a little different but at least three islands had cactus. They had a lot of big needles so you wouldn’t want to back into them.
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Mrs. PB's class
3/1/2018 07:37:35 am
Are the cactus native to the islands?
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Diane
3/2/2018 02:44:28 pm
Yes. The cactus are native to the islands they are on.
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