After rising early to take a 2.5 boat ride to Bartolome, we were treated with an afternoon of great views and snorkeling. We hiked to the summit of the island which gave us a nice panorama of everything in site. Things seen include: the double sided beach of Bartolome (where we later went snorkeling), volcanic towers rising out of the water, and Santiago in the distance. There was little vegetation on the island. It was cool to see the island and surrounding area in many different perspectives. What you see from the boat, compared to what you see from atop the island, to what you see when snorkeling are all very different perspectives of the same exact scene. While snorkeling, the water was perfectly clear, so I just dove right into schools of fish to take pictures with my underwater camera. There were also two penguins perching on a rock and sea lions. Sometimes it was hard to believe I was actually in the Galapagos, right up close to animals, with a beautiful backdrop, but I was
In the evening, I went to this yummy bakery that sold chocolate bread. I also tried a chocolate-coconut pastry. During the course of the trip I also tried different kinds of ice cream. Technically we weren't supposed to eat food from the restaurants because we could get sick. After all, you can't drink the tap water there, and are forced to drink bottled water. I got sick anyways toward the end of the trip.
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