Snorkeling

It has been a lot of years since we have snorkeled, and I could tell. The first time I dropped into the water, panic swept over me. I had forgotten what to do. Luckily, Alejandra had a life saver that she let me use, and I put it in front of me and paddled along. That worked well, and I was able to see many fish I had only seen in aquariums. We came upon some fur seals and some Galapagos sea lions, and they came into the water and swam with some of the snorkelers. Some of the fish has gorgeous colors, but my favorite was the small cobalt-colored fish that may have been a baby wrasse.

We chose not to go on the second snorkel where some saw a hammerhead shark, but the next day we chose to try it again. Much easier this time. We were again treated to seals, marine iguana, ghost crabs, anemones, sea urchins, star fish, white-tipped sharks, and numerous other fish. What a difference between today and yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyable. My favorite part of the whole experience, however, was watching Alajandra dive below and swim through a school of fish. She was so very graceful and experienced . . . we were lucky to have her as our guide!