SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022
SANTA FE ISLAND - SANTA FE ISLAND
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:15 AM Disembark for hike
Wet landing.
10:15 AM Deep water snorkeling
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10:15 AM Kayaking or paddleboarding
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10:30 AM Glass bottom boat
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12:00 PM Back on board
12:30 PM Expedition Plan
12:45 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Photography talk for the english and german speaking groups
PLAZA SUR ISLAND - PLAZA SUR ISLAND
3:00 PM Disembark for hike
Bring good shoes for the hike. Dry landing.
6:00 PM Grilled snacks
At the fresco bar
6:45 PM Science Corner
At the library
7:30 PM Dinner
EXPEDITION INFORMATION
SUNRISE: 6:04 AM
SUNSET: 6:09 PM
LOW TIDE: 4:34 PM
HIGH TIDE: 10:48 PM
In the morning we did a wet landing on Santa Fe Island.
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| Our landing on Santa Fe Island |
Here we see a big population of sea lions and land Iguanas. There are giant prickly pear cactus dotted around the landscape.
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| Sea Lion |
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| Baby Sea Lion |
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| Land Iguana |
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| Giant Prickly Pear Cactus |
Later that morning there was a choice of snorkeling, paddle boarding, kayaking or motoring around in a glass-bottom boat. Again, I picked snorkeling, as you see different types of fish and if you are lucky, sea turtles or baby sharks.
In the afternoon we did a dry landing at South Plaza Island. We went for a hike where we saw yellow-gray land iguanas that wait patiently under prickly pear cactus, waiting for the pears to drop. The prickly pear cactus have over generations grown taller so that Iguanas can't climb on those trees to feed themselves.
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| Giant Prickly Pear Cactus |
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| A Sea Lion resting after a rough time at sea |
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| Baby Sea Lion Nursing |
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| Scarlet Sesuvium Succulents provide ground covers |
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| Iguanas feed on pears dropping from trees |
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| White Frigate Birds |
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