Just wrapped up Isabela/Cruise! Highlights include jumping off cliffs into saltwater lakes on Santa Cruz, snorkeling while blue footed boobies dive bombed around you on Rabida (youtube it, there must be a good video out there), and swimming with PENGUINS on Bartolome. I've seen more types of birds, fish, reptiles, and mammals than i could ever remember. Isabela was very relaxing, and included alot of volleyball, bodysurfing, and laying out on the beach.
It was also really cool to snorkel with the Marine Ecology guys. They know all the fish names, so i could ask them about all the cools ones i saw. Some include Blue Chin Parrot Fish, Moorish Idols, Razor Tailed Surgeon Fish, King Angel Fish, Giant Damsel Fish, and my favorite, the Giant Hawkfish (or Hieroglyph fish or something).
Unrelated to the cruise, I've found out that my last name means "crazy" in Ecuadorian Spanish. "Lorenzo" is the name of a mental hospital in Ecuador and is used by locals to mean "nuts/insane/crazy", so DeLorenzo literally means "of crazy." I kind of like it, but then again I'm insane.
Classes here in Santa Cruz until Thursday, back to "home" on San Cristóbal Thursday afternoon. The hostel we're staying in here looks like a castle, I'll try to get some picks on facebook. Unfortunately I think my camera is broken, so i'll have to borrow a friends.
Can't believe I'm only here for 6 more weeks!
Your Crazy Friend,
Joe
No comments:
Post a Comment