Today was a rough travel day. We basically took a speed boat from Isabela Island to Santa Cruz. It was a choppy two-hour ride that left several of us rattled. The waves were huge and the boat just pounded them.
Once we recouperated we took a bus to the highlands and hiked through a coffee plantation that borders a national park and has wild tortises. I was surprised by how agile and long-necked the tortises can be.
After lunch we went kayaking around Divine Bay and Punta Estrada. While on the water we say marine tortises, spotted eagle rays, blue footed boobies, magnificnet frigates, sea lions and my favorite sighting of the day - - nesting pelicans with their hatchlings. Up close, pelicans are HUGE and their babies are larger than most other birds.
HIGHLIGHT: On the boat ride over we passed an island that was dotted with male frigates with their red plumes fully inflated. It was a sight I didn´t expect to see so it was a real treat.
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