Today we joined a tour (10 people total) to go to Los Túneles. Los Túneles is where the eruptions from two volcanos formed lava arcs (tubes) when the lava flowed into the ocean. We had to reach Los Túneles by taking a 45 minute boat ride.
On the way we passed a large rock out cropping that was home to blue footed boobies. The captain drove around the rock at a slow speed so we could get a good look at these birds.
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| Giant rock out in the middle of the ocean, home to lots of blue footed boobies. |
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| Blue Footed Boobies |
We went on our way to the lava tubes. We saw lots of sea turtles. They were swimming all over the place. As we were headed into the lava tube area we saw a large shark swimming, manta rays, big fish and more sea turtles. The captained stopped and let us out to walk around the lava fields.
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| Lava Tube |
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| Cactus growing on Lava Tubes |
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| Lava Fields |
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| All boats have at least 2 outboard engines |
We moved on to another part Los Túneles where we went snorkeling. We swam for about an hour with white tipped sharks, sea turtles, and many colorful fish. After snorkeling, the boat captain provided lunch. We ate our tuna sandwich, an apple, and a boxed drink then headed back to shore.
It was a great day with lots of sunshine.
Also, you can see more pictures by selecting the Picasa Web Album on the top right hand side of the blog.
We are having a great time reading your blog and looking at the pictures. Our trip to Cozumel was pretty tame compared to your adventure. Keep on bloggin' and we'll keep on readin'. Love you guys!!
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Great boobies Batman. I really hate having to prove I am not a robot to a robot. Seems counter to logic. Does the blog rpbot think its human and has tp protect its identity or is it afraid of itself?
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