Poor Man's Galapagos

Excursion out of paradise
with Argentinian couple from the cabin next door.
Isla la Plata
“The Poor Man’s Galapagos”
recommended by LP and others as a
“must see”
if the Galapagos are out of reach.
Off we go
on a little boat
full of tourists
from different parts of the world.
A breezy hour on the open sea
and then
up looms the island
birds circling
cameras come out
we wade ashore
wait
form groups
choose routes
wait
in a scorching sun
more pix
and then
we hike
brutal sun
brutal heat
slo-o-o-o-wly
in a line, in a pack, I have no hat
a little Bhattan Death March
of several hours
to see
some birds
two or three kinds
including, at the turn-around-point of our march
the famed blue-footed bootie
who hides
‘Where’s Waldo’ style
in jungle foliage.
Ah, there!
Cameras.
And we hike back
brutal sun, heat
to the boat
plunge into the ocean
the brass ring at last
sandwiches
back to mainland
Gilligan’s Island meets Huis Clos.
Kinda fun
kinda not
so happy to be back in my hammock
in Paradise.