Iguanas penguins and boobies, OH MY! 2/23

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The next morning after the Lenten revelry. I don't exactly know what was up with the paint.

Here's the hostel where we were moved to avoid some of the noise. Our room was the last one on the right on the top floor. Although 4 blocks away from The Angermeyer amazingly you could still "feel" the bass notes through earplugs!

Potentially the hardest bed ever slept on in the history of man. But it was relatively quiet!

Here was the cause of the idiocy. The monolith speakes of Isla Isabella - complete with dancing tarts

The Hotel Angermeyer. What it could have been.

Los Tuneles

Marine iguana facing the sun for warmth with some red crabs in the background
Here's a penguin - seems strange to be swimming in the water real close to a penguin without a heavy wet suit.

The infamous blue footed boobie - guess you can see why.

Had a nice day on the water yesterday - finally was able to upload some images. Believe me, I alot more but it's taking a real LOOOOOOOOOONG time for each image to load. We rode by boat to Los Tuneles "The Tunnels" a area of old lava tubes that have collapsed at the oceanside to create a other-worldly scene. We saw quite a few fish and seal lions swimming in this area. You are not alowed to snorkel here as this has been designated a refuge for wildlife. We then snorkled at another place (lots of fish and the occasional sea lion). Ate a box lunch on the boat and a trip to another snorkeling session where we saw blue footed boobies, PENGUINS and lots of fish! Off to Los Tintorenas where we observed sea iguanas digging "nests" in preperation for laying their eggs. There was also a narrow channel where white tipped sharks come to rest. Back to the hotel to more music. Max, (the proprietor set it up so we could sleep at another local hostel and still come back to our room at Elbermeyer to wash in the morning. The rooms had air conditioning and were spartan but basically noise free - at least of the music variety! We gladly accepted the offer and remarkably could still hear the music about 4 blocks away! What a disaster this is for Max! It appears that he in in a power struggle with the mayor of the town (Puerto Villamil) and is being punished with where the festival was located. As I said before - right across the street from this hotel.