Our next stop was the wonderful town of Puerto Lopez. It is a small fishing community and even the local street dogs get some of the catch. The town also has boats leaving it to head to Isla de la Plata, an island about 90 minutes off Ecuador's coast. We headed out to the island and as soon as we pulled up
On the boat ride out we saw several humpback whales (even though it was fairly late in the season). The island is very dry but beautiful and there was several green sea turtles right off the coast as we beached our boat and hopped onto the island. The main attraction is the unique bird life on the island. Below are several photos of the birds we saw.
