It was our Galapagos. A boat trip to the beautiful Pacific Isla del Plata, off Ecuadorian coast was abundant with wildlife both above and below sea level. We met a fellow traveller, who was an enthusiastic dive instructor, on the bus towards Puerto Lopez and decided it was fate that we should take the plunge and arrange a dive trip. Needless to say we were both buzzing with excitement at the thought of diving in these rarefied waters. We have decided to keep the words to a minimum and let the pictures do the talking.
Pelicans crossing.
The famous blue-footed boobies chatter whilst waiting for their next meal to present itself in the surf below.
Time to dive!
The turtles were absolutely stunning, sharing their underwater domain with us, whilst we eagerly snapped photos of them. The photo of me on the right is me asking how to work the underwater camera!
I hope you appreciate these turtle photos, as I was sick afterwards due to swallowing so much sea water, trying to get a great shot with the newfangled underwater camera – plus I kept shouting to Emma to jump in and enjoy the fun! She loved it.
Ems and I sharing a post-dive beverage and a chance to recover from the strong currents below.
Upon our return to dry land we watched the sun set over the biggest body of water in the world and sipped a well-earned cold beer. While Ems was setting up the camera for a 10sec delay photo a local boy came along and stole her chair, asking ‘can I be in the photo too?’ We couldn’t say no as he was a lovely lad! A great day out with new experiences and new-found friends.
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