Today was a looooooong day. We got up super early(again), and headed down to the marina. After boarding onto a nice sailboat, we ventured to Bird Island. We hit a hiccup about one hour into the ride. Our boat was leaking oil, so our guide, Erica, had to call another boat to finish taking us to the island. After a few long hours of waiting, we finally made it to the island. The small island is a light white-gray color, and not because of the rock type, because of the bird poop! I heard the seal lions before I saw them. Their loud barking is definitely recognizable! Once we anchored, the scuba divers headed down into the chilly waters. As I watched, a small group of sea lions were playing in the area that the divers went down at. Now, most people mix up seals and sea lions, or use the names interchangeably, but truth is that they're definitely different. Seal lions have a visible ear flaps, while seals do not. Also, the way they get around is different. Seals have small flippers that can only point backwards, whereas sea lions have much larger flippers that they can rotate and walk with. It was really fun getting in the water and snorkeling with them. We had a large male spend a lot of time in our area, and almost scared us half to death while swimming underneath us. After a while, it started to get cold, so we all swam back to the boat and got ready for the long boat ride back. Once back at CEDO, we feasted on pizza, then everyone crawled into bed. I chose to sleep inside tonight, because my face is already covered in bug bites! From now on, I'll be sleeping away from the mosquitos, and in my warm sleeping bag!
Audrey
Audrey
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