I think everyone in the group jumped and  
these were the best 5 pictures that turned out.

We donned our snorkel gear and hit the water.








The water was crystal clear and loaded 
with all kinds of fish and other marine life!








A school of Sergeant Major fish.

Today we woke up to another great day at sea. After a delicious breakfast we headed out to an island to explore geology, plants and the intertidal zone. We learned there are many different types of cacti that have adapted differently to the desert environment. 

We also learned about how the Mexican fisherman preserve their fish they catch by using large salt pans that are dugout equal to sea level. These pans are then naturally filled to the top with salt water from the ocean. The water in the salt water evaporates leaving behind sea salt. 

After exploring the land we went to the very rocky shore and studied invertebrates in the intertidal zone. We turned over rocks (very gently and placed them back when we were done) and observed all the amazing living organisms. Under the rocks we found many things including various types of star fish, a poisonous fire worm, sea cucumbers, and many crabs. 

When we finished exploring the island we headed back to the boat. Everyone rushed to put their swim suits on so that we could jump off the boat. Jumping was extremely fun! Everyone enjoyed this great experience. After we were done jumping we dried off, had free time to lounge, and ate a delicious lunch. 

After we were done eating and the salon (dining room in boat) was cleaned, we got out all our gifts that we bought to give to the children in the villages that we will encounter throughout the week. There was quite a bit of stuff brought. Someone said there were 28 gift bags by the time we were through!

We then went snorkeling at a very remote area with an abundance of cool fish. We were given the option to both kayak and snorkel. After we got back to the boat, we had more free time to lounge around and work on our tans. As we moved the boat to the other side of the island we spotted Bottlenosed dolphins. They were awesome! 

After we enjoyed a excellent supper, we sat in the salon and watched a slideshow of all the pictures taken by Lela and Stasia thus far. When the slideshow finished we stood on the side of the boat deck and hung a 500 watt light shining on the water which was meant to attract sea creatures for us to observe. Unfortunately the light did not attract as many fish as we had hoped. We will continue to try this method of attracting fish until we are successful. 

As soon as we were done with the nightlight everyone was exhausted from an exciting and busy day and we all climbed into our bunks and fell fast asleep excited for the days to come in our adventure. Day 3 was a fun filled awesome day and we are all excited and waiting to see what will happen next!