Yelapa & Majahuitas

The boat we took on our excursion

Javier--the entertainment director on the boat. He was hilarious!!!

A humback whale nursing her baby! One of the highlights of the trip for me!!!

Ready to snorkel

It was fun--but the water was so cold!

We did do more than drink....

What a beautiful drink! Don't even know what this was, but it was good!

Corey having a rough time on vacation

Yah...I brought the coconut with me back on the boat!



The next day we took another excursion on a catamaran to the islands of Yelapa and Majahuitas. Javier--the first officer or entertainment director for the cruise--was absolutely hilarious! He joked, played music and the crew danced for us on the boat ride out and the ride back. On the way to Yelapa, our first island, we came across a humpback whale nursing her baby! We shut the motor off to the boat and drifted beside her in silence for about 30 minutes. It was absolutely breathtaking!! I loved it! I was up by the bow of the boat snapping pictures left and right.

Then, we reached Yelapa and went snorkeling. It was really fun once you got used to breathing through the tube. It took a couple of time trying to put my head underwater before I could relax and not panic. The water was cold!! I saw some really beautiful large blue fish with yellow stripes, smaller back and grey striped fish, sea urchins and coral reefs. There is a whole other world under the water. Maybe next time I'll be brave enough to try scuba diving. 

When we reached the island of Majahuitas we took a water taxi from our catamaran to the beach. Some people hiked to a waterfall nearby, but Corey and I decided to stay on the beach and relax because we had just rappelled down a waterfall the day before. We sat by a little bar/restaurant called Domingo's and had some pina coladas and a lovely drink served in a fresh coconut! On our ride back to the marina we were lucky enough to see a humpback whale breaching. The whale was a little further away than our previous encounter, but amazing to see something that large jumping out of the water. It was a relaxing, fun-filled day!