Sunday 26th September
Sante Fe Island and Plazas Island.
Barrington Bay for snorkelling. Now fully equipped – snorkel, wetsuit and flippers, and I was MOVING!! For which I was quite glad when we found a big shark, big enough (six foot?) to make me turn on my heels as it were, and swim fast but quietly in the opposite direction. White coral stood out against the sandy floor, more shoals of beautiful colourful fish (looking in the reference book, I could recognise Black striped Salma, Angel fish, Panamic Sergeant Major, stingrays, but there were others, and would not swear to the right id on the named ones) and more friendly sea lions. Later we sailed to Plazas Island for a long walk on this escarpment shaped island. Exhausted sea lions bask everywhere, even quite high on the cliffs, recuperating for the next fight and mating session with the females. Beautiful flying displays from Frigate birds, Tropical Birds (long swallowy tails), Swallow-tailed Gulls, BFBoobies, Nazca Boobies.
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