Jacaranda Journey
Rare pearl from Las Perlas owned by Elizabeth Taylor
The inhabitants of Isla Casayo sell pearls to tourists
Old Pearling submarine built in 1865
Abandoned on Isla San Telmo because of decompression problems
White sand beaches
Oystercatchers
Green on the top, blue underneath - filled the sky with colored streaks
Nesting pelicans
Jacaranda at the far left
Illegal, but part of an islander's subsistence diet
Fish strips and iguana eggs drying in the sun
Provisioning for gasoline and bread
Chuck investigating a fish boil with birds diving
Prevented us from swimming
Floating downriver with SV Dignity
Chuck fishing in a pool fed by a waterfall (foreground)
Moths and butterflies mud puddle to get minerals from the soil
Little Blue Heron and Ibis
The owner of the island just lets a fishing line down from his home.
Chuck caught 2 sierras - one for us and one for an ARC boat anchored nearby
Smoked Monkey Island, off Isla San Jose Fishing resort in background
Fishing resort
La Ensenada village
La Ensenada village
La Ensenada village
Young man preparing his rooster for a cock fight in La Ensenada village
Egrets
