Today we went sea kayaking around Darwin Bay and just beyond. We met up with two boats (one to tow our kayaks back and one to take us onward) and went to a little cove for some snorkelling. There we saw a green marine turtle and a bunch of colorful fish. The boats then took us to Leon Dormido where we swam/snorkelled through a thin channel. I about jumped out of my skin when one of my travel companions screamed, "Shark!"
He was right and much to the shock of our guide it wasn't the common whitetip shark (the locals call it the vegetarian shark) but rather the slightly more territorial Galapagos Shark. It was about the size of me and I wanted OUT of the channel. It was thrilling but I'd rather it didn't happen again.
HIGHLIGHT: Seeing the elegant Tropicbird fly between the tuffs of Leon Dormido.
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