Day 10—snorkeling with rays

Today we went snorkeling for the second time at Concha de Perla on the island of Isabela. Today the water was quite cold—apparently you can never predict the temperatures because of the various current that move through this area. Regardless Liam and I jumped in and snorkeled for about an hour. Besides all the beautiful fish, one of the first things we saw was a huge ray (at least huge to us)—it was probably 3 feet in diameter. Here are a couple of pictures:

The dark grey spot in the upper righthand corner is the ray. Swam just feet away from us.

And here is the same dark, shadowy figure as it swam away.

Just to bring you up to date—haven't had a hot shower in 10 days and we're eating is pescado o pollo y arroz, papas fritas, y verduras, two meals a day. But life is fabulous. Last night we had cameron, which was a welcome change. Our Spanish is horribly broken, but we've mostly been able to make ourselves understood. Unfortunately I don't know how to decline Spanish verbs which is goofy so the first thing I'm going to do when I get home is to buy a book so I can learn. Then I'll be prepared for next year's excursion!

Spread your manta wings!