点评:Well organized and wonderful experience from start to finish. And Raul the guide was amazing! (I'll get back to him)
First we tracked down a whale shark and took turns swimming alongside him. He was about 25 feet long and quite a majestic creature. It was incredible to see him up close feeding on plankton for extended periods. Then we rode to a small island with a sea lion colony (not Espiritu Santo, but another smaller one) and swam/snorkled among sea lions, teams of exotic fish and healthy reefs, as an abundance of exotic birds flew above. That was just incredible, especially when the beautiful creatures swim right up to you and around you. This is really up close nature!
After that we rode to Balandra beach for a very nice picnic in this stunning and private location.
The guides were very safety oriented and explained things very clearly and follow the state and federal preservation rules closely. The organizer Saul was very helpful. The captain was also great.
A special call out to Raul. He was wonderful. Warm, friendly and knowlegeable and informative. And most incredibly, he convinced my wife to snorkel among the sea lions. You see, she can't swim and has a paranoia of drowning. Up to the last minute she kept saying she wanted to go back to the boat. But he calmed her and held her hand and stayed with her the whole time with a float device to make sure she was safe and felt comfortable (and I stayed near by). As a result, this was the first time that she'd had this experience and she absolutely loved it. Thank you Raul!
翻译:从头到尾,组织有序,体验美妙。导游 Raul 太棒了!(我会回复他的)
首先,我们追踪了一条鲸鲨,并轮流与它一起游泳。它大约 25 英尺长,是一只相当雄伟的生物。近距离看到它长时间以浮游生物为食真是令人难以置信。然后,我们骑车前往一个有海狮群的小岛(不是圣埃斯皮里图岛,而是另一个较小的岛),在海狮、异国情调的鱼群和健康的珊瑚礁中游泳/浮潜,大量的异国情调的鸟儿在上面飞翔。那真是太不可思议了,尤其是当这些美丽的生物游到你身边和你周围时。这真的是近距离接触大自然!
之后,我们骑车前往巴兰德拉海滩,在这个令人惊叹的私人场所享受了一次非常不错的野餐。
导游非常注重安全,解释得非常清楚,并严格遵守州和联邦的保护规则。组织者 Saul 非常乐于助人。船长也很棒。
特别感谢 Raul。他太棒了。热情友好、知识渊博、见多识广。最不可思议的是,他说服我的妻子在海狮群中浮潜。你知道,她不会游泳,而且有溺水的恐惧症。直到最后一刻,她一直说她想回到船上。但他安抚了她,握住她的手,全程用漂浮装置陪着她,确保她安全并感到舒适(我也一直待在附近)。结果,这是她第一次有这样的经历,她非常喜欢。谢谢你,劳尔!