PV #6

Today was the day we went on the Isis, a sailboat with Pegasus Tours. I have never been sailing in my life, and what an opportunity. We started the day off early, getting to the pier. We had a hard time, however trying to find the pier, as the taxi driver dropped us off at the mall NEXT to the pier. After searching, asking, pointing, and swearing, we all made it in time to our destination.

There were about 16 people on the boat with a crew of 5. What a beautiful day it was! The sun was shining, and a light breeze was blowing. Leaving the pier, we joined people from Iowa, Minnesota, and California who all seemed to be very nice. On our journey, we got to see sea turtles swimming in the ocean, as it is mating season this time of year (which we also had an opportunity to witness). After the totuga porn show, we sailed along to Las Marietas, a national park in Mexico, where we went snorkeling, got to see tons of colorful fish and coral, frigatebirds, and big brown boobies (the birds...mind you). We also got to see tons of the rare blue-footed boobies, and man are they fascinating! After an hour snorkeling, we were taken to a secluded beach on the large volcanic island in Las Marietas, and were able to take in some sun, swim in the ocean (and the water was turqoise blue and VERY warm), and have a couple of drinks before having a wonderful lunch with an incredible rice salad, carrots with a piquant sauce, and cookies for dessert.

We headed back to shore, where we had a stunning dolphin display. 4 pods of dolphins kept swimming near our boat, curious to see what was going on. They were absolutely amazing (and HUGE), and were so close that you could almost touch them. They would surface to take a breath of air, and then dive under the boat to the other side. I have never seen anything like it, and it was an absolute treat. We had an opportunity to experience sailing, and finally reached our destination at the pier at about 4 p.m. The crew was certainly most gracious, kind, and very hospitable, and the tour was an amazing experience that I won't soon forget.

We got back to the hotel, got cleaned up, went to dinner, and chatted. Janet and Monette decided to go back to the room (as they have to be up early tomorrow for their zip line tour), so Cat and I remained. Hector, our waiter, is quite smitten with Cat, and offered to take us out to celebrate the Mexican Independence Day (which is today). Somehow I think that the only reason I got invited was so that Cat would go.

After dinner we were able to see some fireworks at the hotel, and then after a couple of drinks at the bar, retired for the rest of the evening.

Today was a GREAT day, filled with fun, laughter, and some of the most spectacular creatures put on this earth. Nothing could be more enjoyable than that!