LOS TUNNELES
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Galapagos Penguins migrated to the equator in the Humboldt current and adapted nicely to the tropical climate. They are about a foot tall.
Los Tunneles, a 45 minute boat ride from Puerto Villamil in Isabella, is reached by a treacherous boat ride through breaking waves and a ridiculous channel. Wonderful to watch sea turtles swimming in the shallow water, clearly visible, doing laps around the lava formations like go-karts on a track.
Kym with a blue-footed booby (piquero pata azul) at Los Tunneles - these birds are almost like the lizards, they couldn´t care less if we are next to them...
Penguins kept a watchful eye as we snorkled in the Tunneles. Just around the corner, we could see about 5-6 white tip sharks (small, around 1-1.5 meters) swimming in the caves and tunnels, less than six feet underwater. In retrospect, I wish the Tunneles trip had lasted all day instead of a half-day - the place was just too amazing!!
LAS TINTORERAS
Another trip was to Las Tintoreras. It started at a dock near the town and went 5 minutes to a small island, where the white tip sharks (also called
tintoreras) like to rest. Note the marine iguanas on the rocks right above them. No worries though, these sharks are vegetarians, supposedly...
1 comment:
hey kristian,
i must say your blog has been all to inspiring. i've recently (four days ago) purchased a 1961 29' columbia, unfortunately she was located on the other side of lake michigan. so, her maiden voyage and the first time i was going to sail a boat her size was going to be done crossing 80 miles of water. scary.. to say the least. during our voyage i was thinking of different ways i would love to outfit her. while researching how to do this properly, efficiently and simply i happen to come across your blogs. i'd love any guidance/wisdom you may be able to pass on my way concerning this new project.. reading material, websites, etc. thank you so much.
andrew
andrewcarpenter@hotmail.com
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