Galapagos – Day 5 (May 1)

First stop of the morning was a trek through the island of Floreana looking for the Flamingos!  The biggest Flamingos I have ever seen. We got to see them crusing along and gleaning ity bity shrimp from the much and how they lay their eggs!

Then off to see where the sea turtles nested. We weren’t there when the babies made the trek back into the ocean, but we did get see a couple of rays just off the shore!

After our nature walk it was time for snorkeling!  I was a little nervous, the first time I snorkeled was in Hawaii (back in 96) and got no training and nearly drowned in the waves!  This time I had my super special snorkel, wet suit, mask that was fit just for my face and flippers!  Hubby got right in and was able to see stuff.  I on the other hand was having a little issue with getting my face into the water. I was a little freaked out trying to put my face in the mask in the water. No idea why, but I have to hyperventilate for a bit before I can relax and just enjoy the fishes and the scenery.  Hubby was nice enough to hold my hand and swim with me, so I eventually was comfortable enough to let go and off into the surf we went!  We got to see a couple of sea turtles cruising around below us. Eventually we figured out that we had strayed pretty far from the beach and had to swim pretty hard to get back!  We earned our over eating limit that day!

Mid day we had a couple hours to relax, so I booked a massage! It was a little different. First I had the pleasure of getting naked pretty much in front of the masseuse, then got on the table with no top sheet, then she did all kinds of different things – hot stone and heated glasses, and then I flipped over. She did full frontal massage. OH MY! I’m a bit ticklish, so besides being bizarre and uncomfortable I was giggling and twitching! It was indeed a very relaxing experience and her title was “Cure Therapist”. Not sure if i was cured, but I was relaxed

The afternoon activity was a hike to Baroness Lookout. There is a story about a Baroness that come with her 3 male companions and ended uphaving them disappear, one found ship wrecked, the other 2 missing, and theneventually she disappeared as well! Whole story here. The lookout was really pretty! On the way to the hike we saw a troup of sea lions that were playing in the bubbles from out motor till dad rounded them up and made them stay away. We also saw our first penguins!  Super cute little guys! We saw a couple of sea turtles popping up to day hello, but the minute we tried to take a picture down they would go!