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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 5:29 pm
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CVO 1K 2 Million
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
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Originally Posted by Kate_Canuck
In November, you share the island with about 150,000 nesting birds, which make a lot of noise and probably will poop on you at least once. The mostly young staff works very hard and tries to please, but they aren't always the most professional.
They have umbrellas but you'll still get pooped on.

Originally Posted by Kate_Canuck
I'd rather wear earplugs to drown out the oddly ghostlike sounds of the nesting mutton birds than have to wear ear plugs to drown out my neighbour's TV. I'd rather eat very high quality food (in relatively small portions) than piles of mediocre food. And the diving and snorkelling were spectacular.
We thought the muttons birds sounded like they were in heat....

If you have a non-diving spouse they can still have a good time if they like snorkeling. We found many manta rays gliding close to the beach. They also have reef walks with a guide.
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