The panga ride to shore is one of our most exciting as our pangero seems to surf the waves pounding toward shore. We angle off our wave and turn in towards a slightly protected cove. We disembark into a sea lion nursery where the young sea lions come out to greet us. You feel their whiskers tickle you as they sniff your knee to see who you are. They look happy and seem to be very playful.
Sea lions do like to play.
On shore the Marine Iguanas are still basking in the sun. The iguanas on Hood Island turn a brilliant tourquoise and red during the breeding season and we are here at the right time. These colours really are amazing. Behind the Marine iguanas are some Blue-footed Boobies whose feet match the iguanas. This is one of the four species of mockingbird in Galapagos.