The Ecuador Diaries: Part 6

This morning, (Sunday) I got up and felt a bit sick, but in a crucial moment of stupidity, overlooked it. We got a bus again to Puerto Lopez to get a boat to Isla Del La Plata (Isle of Silver, found out later it was the location of Francis Drake's hideout and the secret dock of the Golden Hind). We were told it was something like the "poor man's Galapagos". On the way, to our delight, we meet a pod of dolphins that jumped and swam around the boats. We get to Isla Del La Plata, I found I have to take Gravol for the first time in my life to keep my stomach down. In hindsight, I should not have gone but I went on a hike circuit around the east side of the island, got a little less than halfway before I needed to stop and huck up my breakfast (grossed out Kaila too) and then went back. The only real thing I got out was pictures of various boobys (and I do mean the birds) and an understanding of how the other six that were sick before me felt. Later I found out that of the 22 of us that went, only six managed to complete the hike they went on. Back on the boat, at least I don't have the urge to hurl anymore. There was a cruise ship in the harbour, apparently foll of Germans, of all things. We went around the island with tropical fish, those feeling well (I am not one) go snorkelling but I do get a good look at some the fish over the side of the boat.