We got up and ate breakfast at the hotel. We then left for the Pinzón Island tour we booked. We snorkeled four times! We swam with white tipped sharks, sea turtles, Galápagos penguins (some bit some other tourists' fingers!), barracudas, and amazingly colored fish. Near the end of the tour, the waves got a bit rougher so it was a workout to snorkel. I got a bit too tired to swim over to an area where there was a bomb from World War II. Some German tourists got stung by some jellyfish. I guess there was a huge group of them when we jumped off the boat the last time to snorkel...but Alexis and I didn't see them (lucky!). Overall, it was really good tour. Our guide was amazing and the water was very clear. You could see the marine life in great detail. It was also nice to get to know some of the other tourists on the tour with us. For dinner we met up Alexis's mom's friend that lives on the island. She took us to an outdoor market where there was really good empanadas and morocho. There was also this really good ají to dip it in. She also took up to the artisan market to a friend's stall to get some more souvenirs. Afterwards, Alexis and I grabbed dinner at the Kiosk Street. Overall, a great day...but not many pictures!
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