Elaine decided to take a timeout on Saturday and spent the day relaxing aboard. Roy went ashore to visit the fresh produce market and then we both enjoyed sundowners ashore followed by a delicious dinner with crew from three other yachts, one of whom - Daz- is onboard with us for a few days hitching a ride to Isla Isabella.
Today we enjoyed a WARC arranged tour which had us up bright and early to visit one of the beaches south of our anchorage in order to snorkel in a lagoon where turtles sleep. A most unusual site, but very cool indeed! We also had the good fortune of seeing a huge marine iguana swim past us.
That was followed by a boat trip to Kicker Rock for another snorkeling adventure. Unfortunately the water was very merky and it was cloudy, but when the sun decided to peak through the clouds we did manage to see sharks, turtles and sealions along with the other marine life. On land we saw Blue Footed Boobies which are an
odd
looking bird with their bright blue feet. We were then taken to yet another beautiful beach for lunch and a relax before heading back to base.
The highlight of our day was, however, reconnecting with Ondular (Isabel and Mick) wiom we hadn't seen since last May in Martinique and who just arrived today after sailing from Ecuador. Although a fleeting visit, we thoroughly enjoyed seeing them again and spending a lovely evening together before we had to set sail or, should I say, set motoring, to Isla Isabella tonight in calm winds and flat seas.
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