BSGI

Wednesday

Chinaman's hat and Sullivan bay. Snorkeling with penguins (no underwater camera) lava fields.

First up was penguin fishing, noddi tracking the penguin to get the missed bits, red billed oyster catcher, and blue heron. One highlight was watching the penguin swim directly under our raft.

Second up a wet landing onto new lava fields, 400 or so years old, cruncy walking along the coral and driftwood bits, many heavily holed by tube worms And other critters at sea.

In a very small bay we found about 15 very young, month or three, sea lion pups. They played with our walking sticks and one even tested out tasted my ankle. Fellow travelers sat in the water and let them play with sticks or hats or body parts. Unique. Went on for quite a while.

Snorkeled while QB did all the laundry and loafed. Fishes of course but the highlight was another Galapagos penguin sitting on a lava rock at waters edge.

Skipped second snorkeling expedition for a lovely nap – somos pingüinos

Afternoon walk on spectacular lava rocks. Basalt lava of the flowing type, there are two, the other being explosive. Formations much more varied than the pictures. Fausto hiding in a tube caused by a flow.

Unique lava cactus. Acid system in roots to get it's little nutrients.

Evening lecture on oceanic currents.