Last actual full day before our wonderful trip has to end. I have learned so many things I never would have thought I would in a matter of one week. I wasn't able to blog for the last couple of days but I will just brush up on the most exciting things I have done!
One thing that made my trip so amazing was my day with the sea lions. Going on the boat to Bird Island I was so anxious and could not wait to jump in. When we got to the Island, 30 min later we had taken pictures and started putting on our snorkel gear. I had gotten all dressed and when it was time for me to go in the water I kind of panicked. Just the fear of them being so close scared me even though I couldn't wait to be with with mins before. I stopped and got in very slowly. I was so nervous I didn't even want to stick my head under. Haha I finally got brave and was swimming around taking up close and personal pictures of them. The second time of snorkeling, I didn't wanna go in because I was done after being kinda cold and not to mention swallowed a gallon of water! YUCKY-_- I wanted to throw up and felt very sick after. Lol when we got on the boat Vero was telling everyone more about the sea lions. The males were chocolate brown with bumps on their head, females were smaller being a ligher color and the babies were a little darker just a couple feet long. I learned they could swim about 25mph which scared me because that is definitely faster than me and I have way less control. One thing that bugged me all day was my hiccups.I had them 7 times that day! In the evening, I finally got rid of them. Ha it ended being a good day.
Yesterday I learned a lot about the soft sediment at Cholla Bay. The sand was very soft and if you dug far enough, it smelt like rotten eggs because there was not enough oxygen reaching it underneath. I collected a sand dollar and other pretty shells I needed to take home. We found various crabs, fish, worms and even an octopus that bit Yeltsy. Lol not funny at the time, but now it is.
Today was a good day as well. We woke up and went to a rocky intertidal. It was real hard to walk around and it did not seem as interesting as the other places we went. We did find some interesting creatures that were only able to be found at the rocky intertidal which was cool. When we came back, everyone rested and I was able to study and take a quick nap. I am proud to say I think I aced the quiz!:) Dinner was great and we all got to see a beautiful sunset. My time here has been great and I'm so sad to leave but I do miss home. Mexico it was great while it lasted!!:) Adios amigos
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