Dive at Isla San Jorge (commonly known as Bird Island) was an interesting experience.  First of all the trip out was bereft with choppy seas (4-7 swells and chop water) which made for a very "hard ride" intestinally and stomach-wise for several of the students.  Once we arrived tho, it went fairly well.  Upon entering the water on the lea-ward side of the island we were greeted by sea lions a plenty, though not as many as last year... could be where we were located.  During the dive there was an abundance of sea-life.  Of particular interest was the large number of Murex, hydro-corals, large clusters mollusks and various colorful nudibranchs.  Among the nudibranchs we found several Sedna (Glossodoris sedna) and Speckled flatworm.  These are particularly beautiful creatures - in some ways not unlike a butterfly.

Second dive was bit different in that we were dropped off at the northern most point of the island - a small pinnacle cluster sticking out of the water maybe some 3-5 meters feet and drifted back towards the larger of the first two peaks.  This dive had more fish life - Wrasses, Snappers, Sargent Majors, a greater array of mollusks including a Giant Panamic Cockle, several huge Pen Shells, arrays of Gorgonians, Hydro corals, Panamic Brittle Stars,  and some very large Sea Urchins.