Jan 24

The day started easily with a panga ride around the coastline. We went to Buchaneer Cove which pirates actually did use. It was well protected. There were lots of fur seals, pelicans, brown noddies, a striated heron and a couple of Galapagos hawks. I have better pictures later to show. We also saw a rock formation called the Praying Monk. We went back to the boat at 9am and sailed to Espanola Beach. There we had a wet landing and went for a walk and a snorkel. On the beach (I was wandering by myself) I came upon strange tracks in the sand like someone had been there with an ATV. Of course, I realized I was looking at female turtle tracks as she went up the beach to lay her eggs. I found the nest, too.