Lucky for us to have checked out of hostal Casa Blanca, too pricey anyways, and into hostal Mabell, better price and off the malecon. We woke up in the middle of the night feeling hot after losing power and air con. Early in the am I walked the two short blocks to the malecon and was shocked by the mess. High waves pounded the sea wall damaging beautiful brick work and lava tile work mostly in the main pier area! The poor sea lions were displaced from their onshore neighbourhoods and tired from what must of been an exhausting night!! People were out in en masse surveying the damage and taking pictures just like yours truly. The locals were already hard at work cleaning up the mess, sweeping, stacking bricks. and cleaning up wash in debris. By the time I picked up Steve to see the mess the clean up was in full swing. I witnessed two boats in the harbour get swallowed up by the sea! Lucky there weren't any apparent injuries.
The male sea lions live for 15 years while the females live for 20! The males have a harem of females, like a few of our sects. It's hard to say if the sea lions and pups were really exhausted as most of the time they simply eat or relax anyways. Without a good grasp of Spanish it wasn't easy. This is only my perception! We usually see the pups with the herd but today quite a few barked while lost! :-(
San Cristobal is easily our most favourite island in the Galapagos, the people are so welcoming and friendly without prejudice.
We are grateful for all the work that goes into keeping this part of paradise pristine and precious, may it remain serene for generations to enjoy! The Galapagos is a costly place to see, however worth every cent or shall we say every yankee greenback!
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