Charlene's Sea of Cortez Journal

Charlene C. of Cortez Journal. Written by Frances Morgan.

《科尔特斯海夏琳日记》 弗朗西丝·摩根 著

Monday Los Islotes My name is Charlene, and I am eight years old. This is my journal I am going to write in it every day while I am on a cruise in Mexico's Sea of Cortez Last night we boarded the ship Sea Bird at La Paz We met other passengers at dinner after we went to bed the ship left the harbor and sailed through the night When we awoke this morning, we were near a small island called Los Islotes. We could hear a lot of noise coming from the island. There were many chattering birds and barking sea lions.

星期一 洛斯伊斯洛特岛 我叫夏琳，今年八岁。 这是我的旅行日记，我在墨西哥科尔特斯海乘船旅行期间，每天都会写日记。昨晚我们在拉巴斯登上了“海鸟号”，晚餐的时候我们认识了其他乘客，我们上床休息后，船就驶离港口，航行了一整夜。今天早上我们醒来的时候，已经来到了一座名叫洛斯伊斯洛特的小岛附近。 我们能听到小岛上传来好多吵闹声。 那是好多鸟儿在叽叽喳喳，还有海狮在汪汪叫。

We had to have a safety drill before going to the island. The captain explained what we should do if there were an emergency. All of us had to practice putting on our life jackets. I met a nice boy named Patar, and he is 10 years old. In order to get close to the island, we had to ride in inflatable rubber boats. We were able to get very close to the sea lions. There were hundreds of them. Some were sleeping on the rocks, while others played in the water. Then came the best part. We were allowed to snorkel and swim with the sea lions. They were very friendly and playful. I loved it when a young one swam up to me to say hello. It was a great day.

上岛之前我们得先参加安全演练。 船长跟我们讲了遇到紧急情况该怎么做。 我们所有人都练习了穿救生衣。 我认识了一个友善的男孩叫帕塔，他十岁了。 想要靠近小岛，我们得坐充气橡皮艇过去。 我们可以靠海狮非常近。 那里有成百上千只海狮。 有的海狮在岩石上睡觉，有的在水里玩耍。 接下来就到了最棒的环节。 我们可以浮潜，和海狮一起游泳。 海狮们特别友好，也很爱闹着玩。 有一只小海狮游到我跟前打招呼，我太喜欢啦。 今天真是棒极了。

Tuesday, Half Moon Bay. When I woke up this morning, I looked out of my cabin window. I saw a beautiful white sandy beach. The sea was calm, clear, and blue. The sun was shining brightly. We had sailed to Half Moon Bay at Isla San Francisco. The ship's crew had been up early. They had taken a lot of kayaks to the beach for us to use after lunch. At lunch, I met two more kids near my age, James and Catherine, who are brother and sister. We were all excited about kayaking. After a quick boat trip, we were on the beach. We were given a brief kayak lesson, and then we picked out our kayaks. Some were for two people, others were single -seaters.

星期二 半月湾。 今天早上我一醒来，就往船舱窗外看。 我看到一片漂亮的白色沙滩。 大海平静清澈，一片湛蓝。 太阳明晃晃地照着。 我们已经航到了圣弗朗西斯科岛的半月湾。 船员们很早就起来了。 他们把好多皮划艇运到沙滩上，等我们午饭后划。 午餐的时候，我又认识了两个和我年纪差不多的孩子，詹姆斯和凯瑟琳，他们是兄妹。 我们一想到要划皮划艇都特别兴奋。 坐小艇很快就到了沙滩上。 我们先上了一堂简单的皮划艇教学课，然后就挑选自己的皮划艇。 有的皮划艇能坐两个人，有的是单人艇。

I went with my dad in a two -seater. I sat in the front. Dad is very strong, so we were soon whizzing along on the top of the water. It was great, but my arms soon got tired. I left it to dad to get us back. After kayaking, I played with Patar, James, and Catherine on the beach. We made a huge sandcastle and had swimming races. In the evening, we had dinner on the beach. The crew built a bonfire and we all gathered around. We ate hamburgers and fish tacos. Afterward, we toasted marshmallows on the bonfire to make s'mores. After everyone was full, we had a sing -along. A few people had brought guitars. They played popular songs and everyone joined in singing. It was a perfect end to a perfect day.

我和爸爸一起坐双人艇。 我坐在前面。 爸爸力气很大，所以我们很快就在水面上飞驰起来。 划皮划艇太有意思了，可是我的胳膊很快就累了。 回去的路我就交给爸爸划啦。 划完皮划艇，我和帕塔、詹姆斯、凯瑟琳一起在沙滩上玩。 我们堆了一个超大的沙堡，还比赛游泳。 晚上，我们在沙滩上吃晚餐。 船员生了一堆篝火，我们都围坐在篝火边。 我们吃了汉堡和鱼塔可。 吃完饭后，我们在篝火上烤棉花糖做棉花糖夹饼。 大家都吃饱之后，我们一起唱歌。 有几个人带了吉他。 他们弹着流行歌，所有人都跟着一起唱。 这真是完美一天的完美结尾呀。

Wednesday, Isla San Jose. When I awoke this morning, we hadn't stopped anywhere. We were still sailing. This was because we were on the lookout for whales. I learned there are many different types of whales in the Sea of Cortez. I hoped that we might see some of them. Later in the morning, we saw an island in the distance. It was Isla San Jose. We were going ashore there. The rocks on the island were a pretty orange color. There were fossils of shells in the rocks. We even saw a fossil of a turtle that had died thousands of years ago. We went on a long hike. I saw a big bug on a flower. I took this photo. The bug is called a tarantula wasp.

星期三 圣何塞岛。 今天我醒来的时候，船还没停靠在任何地方。 我们还在航行。 这是因为我们在找鲸鱼。 我知道了科尔特斯海里有好多不同种类的鲸鱼。 我真希望能看到几只鲸鱼。 上午晚些时候，我们看到远处有一座小岛。 那就是圣何塞岛。 我们要登岸去那里。 岛上的岩石是漂亮的橙色。 岩石里还有贝壳化石。 我们甚至还看到了一块几千年前死去的海龟化石。 我们徒步走了很远的路。 我在一朵花上看到一只大虫子。 我拍了这张照片。 这只虫子叫沙漠蛛蜂。