{"id":2989,"date":"2024-02-15T15:32:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2024-02-15T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:32:21","slug":"galapagos-day-3-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-3-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Galapagos Day 3 &#8211; Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2989\" class=\"elementor elementor-2989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c60d00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c60d00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ed6f69\" data-id=\"8ed6f69\" 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Afternoon at Rabida Island<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61effe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e61effe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) 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Island<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><p>And, as always, there were sea lions.\u00a0<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2997\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2997\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sealionMTL90D2388-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sealionMTL90D2388-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sealionMTL90D2388-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sealionMTL90D2388-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sealionMTL90D2388.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea Lion: Rabida Island<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2998\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2998\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seallion_djs_2024_01_28_9999_106-1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seallion_djs_2024_01_28_9999_106-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seallion_djs_2024_01_28_9999_106-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seallion_djs_2024_01_28_9999_106-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seallion_djs_2024_01_28_9999_106-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea Lion: Rabida 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