We had a lovely morning walking the beach after breakfast and enjoying the surf and then we sat at the pool for an hour or so and had a drink. I took a dip a few times and with the sun shining it was wonderful. There is a ledge where your chair is at the pool, so you can either hang your feet or just take the plunge and go right in. Perfect.
We went back to the room and showered and then played 5 crowns. While we were sitting on the balcony, one of the bartenders waved to us from below as he carried coconuts that have been cut open to put a straw in to drink the coconut water. The next thing we knew, he was at our door serving us the coconuts. So sweet of him.
Lunch had a Caribbean theme so I had jerk chicken and rice and peas with my salad.
We went back to the room for a little nap and then it was back down for drinks by the pool. We sat with a lovely young couple from Britain and told then about NYC since they plan on traveling there in a few months.
Allan was promised they’d have his Glenlivet single malt scotch at the bar we frequent, but a new shipment came in today and it wasn’t unpacked yet. But the head bartender sent one of the other bartenders to get it for Allan at another bar. Very nice of him to do that. And when we were ready to leave for dinner, the other bartender ran over and refilled Allan’s glass. They really treat you great here.
We sat at the fire pit waiting to go to Pitons restaurant, listening to the surf crashing. Just love being at the ocean.
Pitons for dinner was very nice and we enjoyed a Caribbean dinner. We sat out on the balcony overlooking the ocean.
Then it was back to the room for a soak in our balcony soaking tub. Below our room, they set up the sound system and they had a singer singing 80’s hits so we enjoyed listening from our balcony as we went to sleep.
Today is my Rod Stewart’s 80th birthday. Happy birthday Sir Stewart and may you have many more!
Started the day by placing our clips on our chairs to save the chairs while we ate breakfast. Allan noticed the umbrella was broken so we moved our clips down to the next two vacant chairs.
We come back from breakfast only to find two people sitting in our chairs and they had moved our clips to the broken umbrella chairs. They looked sheepish and Allan loudly said that someone had moved our clips. I was done and didn’t want to confront them so we just left. As we left Allan heard the girl say to the guy… they know it was us. Unbelievable. This is the third time people have taken liberty with our chairs. We mentioned it to the hospitality people and they said to tell them and the pool people will always secure a chair for us since we are club level. Wish we had known that from day 1.
We walked the beach and had a lovely morning and then picked up our photo from the photo shoot. Afterwards we went to the loyalty center and booked another vacation for next year since we were able to get perks and also change the booking into 2028 if we wanted to.
We had lunch at a restaurant right at the ocean and I enjoyed mahi mahi.
We chatted with our tour guide from yesterday and he will be giving us a $100 refund for the tour we took yesterday since it definitely wasn’t what was depicted in the description.
We went to the Martini tasting and I had my first Cosmo. Too sweet. Give me a dirty martini any day. We chatted with the couple that we met a few nights ago and had a fun time.
Then it was off to the Japanese restaurant for dinner. It was like Benihana and we had a lot of fun. Two couples were celebrating their honeymoon and we enjoyed talking with them. The one girl told me she wished I was her mother in law. Awww…. And one couple who had their kids with them…turns out the guy was from Queens so it was fun talking about NY pizza and bagels. We drank saki and wine and it was a good thing the shuttle came to take us back to our room. (Hiccup!)
My margarita for lunch overlooking the ocean.
Our free photo from the photo shoot.
Kimonos restaurant. He actually set off the fire alarm.
Interesting day. We had booked a tour thru Viator…””Rum tasting and Caribbean food”. What a disappointment. And it was a pricey tour!
We started out being picked up in a van at around 9 am and another couple was already in the van. We all went for the included breakfast and had a nice light meal of salted cod in homemade buns. We also had a very thick drink made with spices and tea leaves. I had to add a lot of sugar because it was rather bitter, and I still didn’t finish it. It was very thick almost like hot cocoa but tasted terrible.
After breakfast we visited a rum distillery and took a short tour and then did a tasting of as many rums as we wanted to taste, of which there must have been 20 choices. Most of them were very good, especially the spice ones.
We stopped at another area where we sampled homemade flavored rums. They were really delicious…pineapple, herb, rosemary, garlic, ginger, papaya, and so many more. They were all infused with fruit or herbs and were very tasty.
We went to a road side store and sampled small tastes of different condiments and from there we went to lunch at someone’s home which consisted of….(wait for it…) salted cod. Again!
We traveled to a farm and had to cross a stream barefoot to get there. No one told us until the day before to bring water shoes. It wasn’t in the tour description when I booked the tour.
While I was trying to navigate the stream in bare feet over the rocks, our driver marched across wearing heavy boots. I raised my voice from the middle of the stream and said “Hello??? A little help here would be nice!” He reluctantly came back over and offered his arm. Geesh!!
Once across the stream, we sampled some fruits, cocoa seeds, and drank coconut water. The cocoa seeds you just suck on and you don’t actually bite into them. They have to be dried first to taste like chocolate. The coconut water was much better than yesterday and I enjoyed drinking it.
Then some man on the farm roasted cashews for us. Apparently, raw cashews contain urushiol, a resin that is toxic if ingested. To remove this substance, cashews must go through a rigorous roasting process to ensure they are safe to eat. This is why you will always see cashews shelled at the grocery store. Who knew!
The man roasted the cashews and since the resin is flammable, he has to stay at the cauldron, stirring it constantly to keep the fire that lunges up, at bay.
Then we crossed back over the stream, barefoot, and our driver drove us back to the resort, while pounding Caribbean music played on his radio. Usually that music is restful and mild. Not so with what he was playing. I thought I’d blow my brains out!
All in all, even though we drank rum, the tour definitely wasn’t what was promised in the description. So, I decided to tell them and ask for some remuneration.
This is what I wrote to the person who runs the tour:
“This tour was overpriced since we definitely didn’t experience most of what was in the tour description. No grilled pork, no blood pudding, no local sides, and no local beverages. We were offered water during the drive.. we thought a tropical rum drink might be offered. We never stopped at a banana plantation and only tasted half of a banana at the farm at the end of the tour. We never tasted fish fritters or stewed pork, plantain chips, ginger fudge, or tamarind balls, all of which again was in the tour description . At Tony’s place we never toured the farm as promised, just tasted a few pieces of fruit, and to get there we had to cross over a river. That was mentioned in the description, but nowhere did it say to bring water shoes. We weren’t told to bring water shoes until the morning of the tour and we had not brought water shoes with us from home. Crossing over rocks in bare feet was not what we were expecting. We tasted the same salt cod fish for both breakfast AND lunch and an American salad was served with lunch along with a small glass of local beverage. No Caribbean sides as again promised in the tour description. Disappointing. I wish we could get part of our money back since so many things in the tour description on your site were not experienced. We didn’t have any guide we were expecting to have, who would have told us about St. Lucia, and instead, had a driver who was not interested in talking at all.”
We got back to our resort in time to shower and go to a wine tasting. We again met a couple we had met last night at the pub and enjoyed tasting wine with them. We met a young couple as well and offered them our bottle of champagne from yesterday which they were very happy to receive.
Then we went to La Toc for dinner and sat next to a lovely young couple from Norway. We had the best time chatting with them and they gave us some useful information on Norway for when we go there.
While we were in the restaurant, the tour person in charge of booking our tour today, wrote me back and said he was willing to give me $80 back through PayPal because we were so dissatisfied with the tour. He also said that the restaurant that served most of the Caribbean foods we were to enjoy, closed last year. I wrote back and said…Then update your site!!! How would we ever know that… and had we known, we would not have booked the tour if most of the Caribbean foods were not being offered!!
Unbelievable!
We saw Ray again tonight at dinner and she made a big fuss over us. She said she was thrilled I ran up to her at last night’s party to hug her. (Meanwhile, after thinking about it, I’m thankful no one tackled me when I ran up to her… thinking I had a gun or something!). 😂😳🤪
We had a nice breakfast and then went to the pool. We had put huge clips on the chairs to stake out our chairs and we clipped our towels to them before we went to eat and they were there when we returned. We sat at the pool for a while and it started to rain so we left the towels and clips and went back to the room.
When the rain stopped we went back to our chairs and we see someone’s bag with shoes and a pocketbook under our towel. WTH??? Again?????
I sat down while Allan got us a drink and the people came back. I said… ummm…didn’t you see the brightly colored clips attached to the towels which means…these are our chairs!!???? They didn’t say anything. Just took their stuff and left.
I find it unbelievable that people just don’t care. They hope you won’t be back for a while and in the meantime, they’ll use the chairs. One of the staff told Allan, people do it all the time even though it isn’t right.
“ We’re gonna need a bigger ‘clip’!” (Jaws quote. Sorta!)😂😂😂
We had lunch and sat by the pool until it was time for our photo shoot. Ray came over to chat for a while with us and she asked if we were going to the manager’s party. We said of course and she said they are mentioning the head staff at the party and she said to me… when they mention my name, come up and give me a hug. I said I’ll do better than that. And I did my two finger whistle for her. She was impressed.
Our photographer Kwame was adorable and he did a great job posing us. The staff do not accept tips. When we told him how old we are he couldn’t believe it. He kept saying you both look so much younger. It was nice to know he really meant it since there was no tip involved.
When we came back to our room to get ready for the party we were invited to, there was a bucket of champagne on ice waiting for us. We’re not sure who sent it. It might have been Ray or maybe they sent it to all returning guests who were invited to the party.
The party was really wonderful! You can see from the picture of the menu that they went all out. They introduced the staff and when Ray’s name was mentioned, of course, I ran up and hugged her.
We sat with two other couples and also a staff member, Pat, who works at the loyalty area to book future trips. We had great conversations all night and really enjoyed the food. We are seriously thinking of meeting with Pat to book another Sandals vacation for the future.
We were given a bottle of rum as a gift and all in all, it was a lovely evening.
We see the cruise ships coming and going from our balcony.
We’re gonna need a bigger clip!!
Our clips are much bigger than they look in the pic.
We saw two huge cruise ships sail into the harbor this morning and I could watch them sail by as I showered. It’s a pretty neat idea to have the window in the shower looking out over the water.
We went down to the pool area that overlooks the ocean and staked out two chairs. The chairs are plentiful but it seems people grab them early and keep them for the day. The chairs we took faced the crashing waves of the ocean with the pool behind us, so a rather perfect spot.
We had breakfast and then spent the morning reading and lounging at the ocean. It’s a perfect day… Warm with a beautiful breeze.
We went back to the room to call the photo place to arrange for our free photo shoot and from our balcony, Allan spotted someone in the chair we had staked out. (The staff at the resort told us if you find a chair, put something on it and it’s yours for the day. Of course we wouldn’t keep it for the whole day, but if you want to go to lunch or get a drink, you should be able to save your chair.)We had clothes-pinned our towels with big bright clips to our chairs, so we were surprised someone would sit in one. We made our phone call, and went back down to the pool. The girl was sitting there and I said “I think you’re in my chair”!
My mind went back to our Panama canal trip when I got up early in the morning to save chairs for Allan, myself, and our friends, so that we had front row seats going through the canal. Hours later, but still early morning, a Canadian woman comes and starts arguing and telling me I couldn’t save chairs. (She didn’t know I was a Queens NYC girl and was already fantasizing about her being tossed overboard… By me, because she was now annoying me!) I told her “I can save chairs… and I did!” Now she’s yelling at me and pulling my chairs away. I’m holding on to them for dear life…when suddenly, all the other people who got up at 5 with me to save chairs for friends and family started telling the lady… “Leave her chairs alone. If you wanted chairs… You should have gotten up early like we did!” YES!! Victory!! The lady hung her head and slunk away. So I was hoping not to have to toss this girl, who was sitting in my chair, into the ocean for taking a chair that obviously belonged to someone else. But she meekly stood up and said sorry and walked away. Nice try sweetie…but no dice!
We stayed at the pool and had a drink and then went back to our room to get ready for lunch. Allan spotted from our balcony, a guy cutting and serving coconuts, so we went down to check it out. He wielded the machete like a pirate, cut the coconut top off, shaved the bottom, stuck a straw in and we added the rum. The coconuts are green and have not ripened yet, so the water inside is not sweet. It was okay… but not very tasty. I prefer the ripened coconuts. They say the coconut water is healthy so I guess I got my vitamins… along with the rum. (Does the rum cancel out the vitamins??? Who knows! )
We decided to have pizza for lunch. We ordered Margherita pizzas and they said it would be about 15 minutes and to take a seat at one of the tables and they’d bring the pizzas to us. We waited for quite a long time and finally Allan went up to see where the pizzas were. They were in the warming oven. No one brought them to us. We opened the box and saw that the pizzas were not the margherita ones we are used to. I don’t think they know about basil. I took one slice and thought it was pretty awful so I didn’t eat it. Allan didn’t think his was that bad. Since I was still hungry, we went over to the main restaurant and I had a delicious salad.
We went to the quiet pool for an hour and then went to the bar for a drink. Allan went to get cookies and came back and said there was an event going on at the pool so off we went to check it out. They were giving out drinks and also tickets to win prizes. One of the guys gave me a ticket and lo and behold… my ticket number was the first called.
I won a saucer and kind of urn with a lid from the gift shop. It probably is used for bath salts that could be put by a tub, but could be used for anything I guess. Allan happened to go by the gift shop and he saw another one on the shelf. The cost: About $100 if you were to purchase the whole ensemble – saucer and urn.
While we were there, Ray from yesterday went by and hugged me and insisted I take a photo with her. She says if we need anything, just let her know. She’s so sweet and it’s nice to have a staff member looking out for you.
Had dinner at the English pub. They have Guinness which I enjoyed and Allan had a Shiraz. Allan ordered the fish and chips and the fish was trout so I passed on that thinking it might be fishy, but Allan said it wasn’t. I had a really good burger.
We chatted with another couple who said that someone told them that the Sandals in Grenada is really good. Might be something to investigate for the future.
It’s Carnival night and the steel drums are playing. Love listening to them. Then, while the music played, finished off the day with a nice warm soak in the soaking tub on the balcony. So glad we opted for that extra.
You can see the ocean thru the shower window in this pic.
Before going to bed last night, had a lovely soak in the tub on the balcony. It is spacious and very relaxing and nice after a full day of travel.
We slept great and took a shower in the walk-in shower which is really very nice and roomy. There is a window that looks out into the room and you can see the ocean as you shower.
And then it was off for a bite to eat, but before we did, we got towels at the pool and clipped them to a lounge chair to stake out a place to sit. We went to the buffet which had all the usual offerings and after breakfast, Allan went back to the room to get his kindle and I walked over to sit in the lounge chair. That lasted two seconds!!! My entire bottom was soaked!! Apparently, the pads on the chairs don’t drain and since it poured yesterday, they were filled with water. I’m not sure why they use those kinds of pads on the chairs. They are very comfy since they are padded, but not the best after a rain. I went back to the room to change and hang my wet shorts and undies on the rack and since we have a balcony, I’m sure they will dry quickly. As I was standing on the balcony, one of the Sandals employees was walking by and waved and I waved back. More to come on that.
We took the orientation tour and found out a few new things we didn’t know and we found out where all the restaurants, etc. were located. The guide gave us all a choice of drinks to enjoy while we walked. Allan is very happy that they have single malt scotch at most of the bars, but he opted for a red wine. I’m just happy with the margaritas. Before we knew it, it was lunchtime.
Everyday the theme changes for lunch at the buffet and today it was British food. Allan was hoping for bangers and mash, but no luck. He tried a few other options and he said they were good, especially the Welsh meatballs. I had a huge and delicious salad.
We went to the quiet pool and did some reading and I took a dip in the water. It was nice and warm once you got in. The ocean was off limits because the water was a bit rough so they flew the red flag. We had a drink and then went back to the room to shower to get ready to go to the wine tasting event.
Unfortunately, we received a phone call that the wine tasting was postponed till Wednesday, so Allan and I went for a glass of wine on our own and then took the shuttle to the Italian restaurant Armando’s. The shuttles come very frequently and it’s a great way to get around.
While we were waiting for the shuttle, a Sandals employee came over to talk to us. While we were talking she said I saw you today on the balcony. I remember your beautiful white hair and those eyes. Don’t know how she saw my eyes from a floor below but it was sweet of her. Her name is Ray.
Dinner was stellar. We sat outside and watched the sunset. I had a delicious appetizer and lamb chops for the main course. Allan had bolognese but he’s picky about his bolognese and he didn’t think it was the best he’s ever had. We were sitting talking and happened to mention Ray and how she had seen me on the balcony. Lo and behold… Ray walks by just as we were talking about her. So freaky! We had another nice chat and hopefully will see her tomorrow.
We went back to the main area to listen to some music and then it was to bed. They were playing 60’s and 70’s at the pool. Perfect way to end the evening.
Sunset at Armando’s
You can look out thru the window in the shower…over the bed …and to the balcony, and see the ocean while you’re showering.
We were up bright and early as the car to take us to the Philly airport arrived at 4:30 am. Our driver Tim was wonderful and he charges significantly less than other car services we’ve used. He will be waiting for us when we return to Philly at midnight in 8 days.
We usually fly from Newark airport and have never flown out of Philly. It was an adventure. Getting our luggage tagged and onto the conveyor belt went fairly quickly and then we had to go through security. They didn’t care if you had TSA pre-check or not so the line was very long. Suddenly a worker came over to us and said to follow him to go to another area that had no long lines. So off we went…following him like little ducks. We walked and walked… and then had to go thru the parking garage. We were like… where the heck is he taking us???? But true to his word, we finally got to where he told us to go and the line was indeed small…mainly because this line DID accept those who had TSA Pre-check. Going through security was great. We didn’t have to take out phones, Kindles, or liquids. Just had to take off our coats so that was wonderful.
We had a small bite to eat in the lounge and then left to go to our gate. The plane was already boarding and as we were going through, the agent noticed we had not signed our passports, so we had to get off the line and take care of that. In our defense, our passports are brand new… first time being used…and we didn’t notice the place for signatures.
We had received an alert from American Airlines that our flight might be delayed because of weather, but the plane arrived on time and the sun was beaming down just as we were getting ready to board the plane.
We arrived in St Lucia and our luggage came quickly. We had already filled out the immigration papers before we left, so we breezed through immigration and went in search of our driver to take us to the resort. Someone right away tried to take our bags saying he was from Sandals, but we said no thanks… just need to find our driver. When he realized he wasn’t going to be tipped for handling our bags, he told us to go through these two doors with “Sandals” in big letters above the frame, but it really looked sketchy. (Been reading and watching too many murder mysteries.). We went through anyway and Viola! We were greeted warmly by the real Sandal’s representatives and they took our bags and we boarded the van to take the 90 minute drive up and down the mountain roads with hairpin turns the whole way. Many times the van was at the edge of the road with a sheer drop. Yikes! Our driver was excellent and we arrived at the resort and checked in. Everything was awaiting us and since we are return guests, we received a lot of perks. Free photo shoot, cocktail and dinner party one evening, wine tasting another night, $50 towards the spa, and a martini night.
The grounds are still decorated for Christmas and everything looks very festive.
Our room is nice and overlooks the ocean. It’s so soothing hearing the waves crashing onto the shore. The room is not as large as the room we had in Antigua at Veranda Resort, but it has plenty of storage and closet space. It has a nice spacious bath with walk-in shower as well. The balcony has a soaking tub with privacy curtains and a table and chairs to enjoy watching the ocean.
We had signed up when booking the room to take advantage of the “Club” category which entitles us to concierge service, so we were able to book the three restaurants that you have to make reservations for without any problems using the concierge.
We were very hungry since we had traveled all day, so we got in the courtesy van to take us to the restaurant Soy. It’s sashimi, sushi, as well as other offerings and it was delicious. We really enjoyed everything and then…we ordered seconds. After dinner, Allan had dessert and I had….another order of traditional rolls. They were that good!
It started to pour but fortunately we were inside the over-hang so we stayed dry.
The courtesy van took us back to the main lobby. Our room isn’t far from the lobby and we are very close to one of the restaurants where breakfast will be served each day.
We had an after dinner drink in the pub and went back to the room to just relax. Tomorrow we’ll go on the tour of the resort.
sunrise in Philly airport
View of pool and ocean from our balcony
The club lounge for a welcome drink
Soaking tub
Our room
A rainbow greeted us
Soy restaurant.
Delicious!
Allan’s dessert
The Christmas lights that are shining all over the resort.
Please scroll down to find the beginning of the trip.
September 23, Monday – September 24, Tuesday Disembark ship • Fly to Quito • Fly to U.S.
Accommodations: Wyndham Quito Airport
We enjoyed our final breakfast aboard the Archipell II, said goodbye to the crew, and off we went to visit the Interpretation Center on San Cristobal Island, to learn about the history of the Galapagos, its volcanic origins, and how ocean currents and climate have affected the islands.
We walked around the quaint town of San Cristobal and then we took the bus to the airport to fly to Quito. Check in was very easy and we landed in Quito about 5:30 pm. We were given a day room at the Wyndham Hotel so that we could freshen up and repack our suitcases for the flights home. We enjoyed a farewell dinner buffet at the hotel and then it was time to bid adios to our guide and fellow travelers.
Pablo could not stay to be with Allan, me and another traveler, to help us get to the airport since once again, Ecuador instituted a curfew starting at 10 pm and the streets had to be vacated since the electricity would be going off. People traveling to the airports were exempt from the curfew fortunately, but Pablo needed to make his way to his home before the 10 pm curfew.
A shuttle from the hotel arrived to take us to the airport and check in was a breeze. Since we had to be at the airport three hours before our flight, we spent the time relaxing in the Star Alliance lounge and boarded our plane at 12 am.
We flew to Houston, went through customs and immigration very efficiently and then boarded our next flight to Newark.
From the Amazon, Machu Picchu and everything we experienced in Peru, to cruising around the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, what a wonderful and an amazing adventure it was!! We learned so much, experienced so much, tasted so many different foods, and met wonderful people. It was a fabulous trip!!!
But as always, it’s nice to be back home.
See you next time!
A sea lion hopped onto our zodiac to say goodbye to us. (Just glad he didn’t hop in when we were in it!!!)
Last night we continued to watch the documentary Satan Comes to Eden about the first settlers to the Galapagos, arriving on Floreana Island. It’s an unbelievable story. The German doctor Friedrich Ritter and his partner Dore Strauch were the first inhabitants. The story takes many turns…two other couples arrive…there’s jealousy, hate, and…history suggests…murder. If you can get the documentary on YouTube, it’s worth watching.
Allan and I didn’t feel like hiking this morning so instead we cruised for an hour in the zodiac. We were hoping to see the red footed boobys. We did see them but they were too far away to glimpse their feet. It was a nice ride and the cliffs were beautiful.
We had a nice lunch and then decided to just relax for the rest of the day. We watched football (my Giants won!!) and enjoyed a glass of wine before dinner.
Dinner was delicious as usual and we went off to bed early since we disembark from the ship and fly to Quito to catch our flight to go home. Our flight leaves at 12:05 in the morning, so we won’t be home until Tuesday.
It was a fabulous vacation and we are so glad we were able to see Peru, the amazing Amazon, Machu Picchu, Ecuador, and the Galapagos. Each section of the trip was fabulous.
My last post will be tomorrow when we are home.
Allan and I are in the cabin labeled for the Booby bird.
The scenery on our cruise.
Seagulls
Blue footed booby
LEON DORMIDO – SAN CRISTOBAL or “Sleeping Lion”, otherwise known as Kicker Rock, is one of the Galapagos’ most well-known rock formations.
It was another night of rocking and rolling as we made our way to the next island – Isla Espanola. We had a nice breakfast and then we went off in the zodiac to cruise around to see the wildlife. So much wildlife to see everywhere, especially birds.
We then took the zodiac to the beach and we enjoyed walking along the sand and just relaxing. We saw the bones of a whale, as well as sea lions lounging on the sand, small birds hopping all over, large birds living on the cliffs, and the occasional lizard.
We came back in time for lunch and the chef made a delicious ceviche dish. In addition to that dish for an appetizer, he also served lasagna, vegetables with palm hearts, and coleslaw.
After lunch we went on a nature walk. Pablo said it would be rough climbing over rocks. Rough was an understatement!!! OMG! We climbed over huge rocks, lava, stones, and slippery rocks. We had to time getting out of the zodiac with the waves to get to the stone pier which wasn’t easy.
The walk took about 2.5 hours and we did see some fabulous birds. Albatross, Boobys, and many more. We even saw Albatross doing the mating dance which was unbelievable to watch.
When we walked back, the pier was under water so we had to climb up lava to get to the zodiac. That was not fun. I told Pablo along the way that he should have added 3 exclamation marks to the daily activity chart after the word ‘rough’. But, by the time we were walking back and had to climb the lava, I told him that 5 exclamation marks would be more like it.
We had bbq for dinner on the ship. I wasn’t very hungry, but it really was very good.
Then Pablo started talking about tomorrow’s activities and he said that there’s a new rating, thanks to me, for the difficulty of the walks from now on. Tomorrow’s walk will be 5 exclamation marks in terms of difficulty. Yesterday’s was 4 exclamation marks. Too funny!
Early to bed since we have breakfast at 6:30 tomorrow to get started on the activities.
Cave we entered on our zodiac ride
Sea Anemones bright orange
Sand sea star
Male Magnificent frigate bird inflating his throat pouch which they use to attract females during the mating season.
White booby.
Pelican
Along the beach we stopped at.
Little lava lizard catching ants for his meal.
Whale bones
The chef putting together a ceviche dish for our lunch. White fish, shrimp, octopus, lime juice, cilantro, onions, mustard, salt, broth from the white fish and the shrimp, tomatoes, and different colored peppers.
Delicious! Served with popcorn and plantain chips.
Lasagna and sides
Babaco fruit
Tons of iguanas on our walk
This is what we had to walk on. Yikes!
Boobys
Albatross doing the mating dance
Walking over the rocks and passing wildlife up close and personal.
