Panterra :: MySchool Journal

continued from Day 3 - part 1

After leaving Los Burros we headed to Las Animas.

An island off in the distance, isolated and lashed by

the open waters, only accessible on a calm day.

A male California sea lion hanging on the rocky shore.

He slides into the water as we approach.

Barking up a storm.

Another sea lion chillaxin' on the rocks.

High atop the island you can find nesting Pelicans.

This Blue Heron looks like it's feet melted to the rocks.
Honestly, the temp. is about 100 degrees F/35 degrees C.

Brown Booby birds.

Departing Las Animas we cruised to Fossil Beach. Once anchored,

we headed out in the panga to explore the fossiliferous sandstone.

We enter a small cave to explore.

High above on the ceiling of the cave you can
see a layer of fossils. Remnants of an old sea bed.

We meander along the shoreline to a little bay we will be exploring.

Fossil Beach.

Unfortunately the Pelicans sleep here and everything gets
pooped on, literally burning it away with the high acidity of the poop.

The fossil remains of a turtle.

The sandstone formations are
beautifully carved by the natural erosion.

A quick group picture.

Missing Bev, Irv and Dave.

The Narval at anchor.

We head down the rocky beach to the sandy side.
There were so many "sea treasures" to discover.

"Sea treasure" remains of a Goat's leg, Porcupine fish, starfish,
sea fan coral, Purple Gorgonian coral, seaweed, sponges and more.

We meandered our way along an
arroyo (dry riverbed) in search of adventure.

Fossils in the iron rich sandstone.

Kenton finds the bones of something we could
not identify. My best guess was a sternum of a
mammal but the jointed pieces have me stumped.

Marcie and Kenton pose for a quick pic.

Donna looks for fossilized shark teeth.

A great way to end the day. YAY!!!!!

Oh yes, and for supper baked Pargo.
The gift from the fishing village the day before.