Dear Friends and Family,
I apologize for the anomaly in my somewhat regular blogpostings. I have been abstaining from posting because the internet at my house hasbeen down, and we here in the Galapagos don'tfindthe internet being down as an exigent problem; we have other things to worry about! From here on out, I am going to try to make my posts less erratic. I apologize if I am somewhat verbose (wordy) throughout this post, but I am studying for the GRE and using the words throughout my blogposts!
The month of November, was to say the lesat, was the best yet. After the first week of school, we had a break for almost two weeks. My friends and roommates had friends visit during this time. We decided with certitude that this was the best time for us all to explore Isabela.
The first place we went was to a place called Tunneles (look above), which is a place off the coast of Isabela where the lava has made tunnels in the sea. You can see the blue-footed boobies to the left of the screen. It is difficult to illustrate the beauty and awe of this location. We circumambulated, or walked, around the area. I can see how this are could be extremely volatile if correct precautions were not taken! Thank goodness I brought the correct shoes!
After leaving Los Tunneles, we went snorkeling! The water, unfortunately, was not pristine or warm, but my cold feet were placated by the octopus and shark, both harmless, I saw swimming in
the water.
the water. Our next, and last stop for that day, was a place called "Tintoreres". Below, you can see the video which gives a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape at Tintoreres. There were penguins (yes I said penguins), sea lions, sea turtles, sharks, marine iguanas, and many other types of birds. Surprisingly, this location is only a two minute boat ride from my house! We did not get to go snorkeling here, but it was definitely the highlight of my day. The sun finally came out at this time, too, so it was truly an incredible view.
The other video above is of me and a BABY sea lion. The young, more naive sea lions are practically harmless, but the male "machos" or "bulls" are much more inimical or hostile, especially, when they think you are trying to "take over" their territory. The male iguanas can be quite pugnacious as well, but only towards other male iguanas. They could be called "pugilist" or a boxer. When challenged, the male iguanas head butt each other.
Tomorrow, I hope to have another blog post about trips I took to the volcano and another island called Floreana. Right now, I am "falta" dos meses mas in Isabela! This is Spanish for - I have two months left! There will be many more verbose, erudite posts in the future - don't worry!
Namaste,
Anna
