Kicker Rock/Isla Lobos

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Today we took another field trip, this time to Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido) and Isla Lobos. Kicker Rock is a large rock in the ocean off the shore of the island and is said to look like a sleeping lion which is Leon Dormido in Spanish. Kicker Rock is known for great snorkelling and scuba diving. We all got on boats and sailed out to the rock and went snorkelling. Just as I jumped into the water my professor came swimming over to me yelling that there were sharks directly beneath. Unfortunately I didn’t see those sharks but I saw many others on the trip. Our professor said it was possible we might see hammerhead sharks because they are common around Kicker Rock but we saw none. The water around the rock was very deep and we saw lots of schools of fish and a sea turtle and of course sea lions. Next we went to Isla Lobos, an island with nesting blue-footed boobies. We took a hike around the island and then went back to San Cristobal.

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Photos

On the Boat
Steph, Janet, Ljubica, Kayla

Blue-Footed Booby
Blue-footed Booby with a baby.