Rabida, Ecuador

This morning we visted Rabida - a red sand island with sealions.  We walked up to a viewing point which was apparently used in the film Master and Commander - its beautiful. We snorkelled again today - we saw starfish red and blue ones, a large ...

... and we had a four hour break.  During that time Ben gave us departure instructions for Friday. At 2 PM we snorkeled at Rabida and it was perfect except a bit cool.  Most snorkelers wear 3mm wet suits.  Some wear gloves and swimming caps ...

... that's saying a lot after just snorkeling with sea lions, penguins and sharks a couple of days ago. In the afternoon, we visited Rabida island, which is known for it's dark red beach. We saw a lot of snoring and sleeping sea lions here, and more marine ...

... , and we all obey and arrive to breakfast... Pavlov would have been proud!) we travelled by dingy to the seashell-pink sands of Rabida Island. Here we saw a pelican nesting area on the beach, and then we set off on the short path across the island, gazing ...