up close and personal with sea lionsEspanola Gardner Bay is very pretty and different than anything else that we've seen here. The beach is very white and looks alot like Florida, if you don't count the group of sea lions sleeping on it. One of our group lies down in the middle of them and with his prominent belly, and looks right at home! Yea, we get to snorkel again, and this time we see an octapus, a first for us! The kids in the group give us a show before we leave to demonstrate how happy they are and how much fun they're having!
We travel to the other side of the island to Punta Suarez, where there are lots of birds. There are masked boobies, blue footed boobies (some with chicks), and we see albatross chicks for the first time. They are fuzzy and so ugly that they're cute. The stars of the show however, are the blue footed boobies. They march in place, strut, and do their showy dance for the lady boobies! We laughed and enjoyed the show! We take a moment to sit and watch a large blowhole from the edge of a cliff while the seabirds dive and wheel in the sky below us. Suddenly a large hawk decides to come hang out next to us. Once again, unafraid of all the people watching him. Amazing.
Excellent travel advice and service
This is my second experience working with Adventure Life. I’m sold. Jess Heuermann is an experienced traveler and provides a lot of useful information when planning a trip. These are the questions I like to ask at the outset - What’s it like to go here, there, what would you suggest, what do people report, can we add any additional side trips? Jess took the time to answer my questions and seek additional information to share with me. Petchie Colina is outstanding in helping with travel logistics and final preparations. Adventure Life has excellent guides and offers private guides and small group adventures. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the guides and drivers to learn more about their countries, cultures and histories. A highlight was having the guides pick local restaurants where we could share meals together. Highly recommend.
Claire Cordon
5 days ago
Jess was very easy going and answered all our questions. It’s not easy dealing with 6 people at once but she did an outstanding job!
Diane Foster
3 weeks ago
Working with Mary was a pleasure. She was attentive, knowledgeable, and persistent in getting my clients the best deal.
Susan Hommel
1 month ago
Staff on ship (Alya), food, rooms, excursions and naturalist (Alex) were all top notch!
Suzanne
1 month ago
We loved our time aboard the Angel. Beautiful boat and crew. Naturalist Jose Luis was incredible-very knowledgeable and thoughtful. He adapted tours to our group and we all had an amazing trip. Love staying a the quaint hacienda and the recommended activities.