today we're visiting isla espanola at two different locations plus we're going snorkeling. each day has a similar structure while we were on the cruise - it was such a relaxing time away :)
on espanola, we got to see some albatross, both some fluffy juveniles and some adults too! we were just in time to see them as the families would shortly be heading off as the babies were nearly old enough to fly long distances. we watched the little ones waddling around and got to see a couple of adults perform the albatross mating dance which was a fabulous experience. we also saw some nazcar boobies, more sea lions and marine iguanas :)
we snorkeled directly off espanola and got to see a number of sea turtles, sharks and a handful of manta rays. the most exciting things to see were the starfish - so many different shapes, sizes and colours on this excursion. i'm wishing i'd brought or bought an underwater camera to capture as the water's so clear!
many of us took seasickness pills tonight so we were in better shape than the night before! i went to the upper deck and stargazed with a couple of other guests and some of the crew before heading to bed early. lucky for all of us, the ocean wasn't as rough as last night :)
the next morning, we visited isla floreana which doesn't have anywhere near the amount of wildlife as the other islands as it was previously inhabited by humans. we stopped here to see post office bay which has been used since early in the 1800s as a postal location. whalers, explorers and pirates would leave or collect post when they visited the island (they would also poach live tortoises to eat aboard their ships which explains why there are only a few left). we looked through all the mail as you're supposed to collect anything near you and hand deliver it. amazingly, there wasn't anything for melbourne or regional victoria so i didn't bring anything back...
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