Cruising the Sea of Cortes, Isla Danzante
At sunrise the National Geographic Sea Bird found a small group of short-beaked common dolphins. These agile dolphins only bow ride briefly from our ship. This is by far the best wake-up call for a new day. As soon as we arrived to Isla Danzante our crew unloaded the kayaks. Soon we started paddling and exploring the beautiful Honeymoon Cove gliding in the kayaks. The water was so clear that we could see the fish, sea urchins and starfish from the surface. Some of us also spent our morning hiking in the island enjoying the great view from up there. As the morning went by all of us had an opportunity to explore this cove in the kayaks.
When we were in the dining room enjoying our lunch a big group of Mobula rays started their feeding activities. They were gathered in a school and were swimming with their mouths open. They kept passing at the bow of our ship moving all together. Swimming with them we saw a couple of eared grebes in a feeding frenzy too. Both species feed on little shrimp-like invertebrates called krill (euphausiids).
Later in the afternoon we snorkeled in this beautiful place. The visibility was amazing and the fish were ready to be observed. We found some sergeant majors, chocolate chip starfish, a crown of thorns, brown urchins, reef cornetfish, balloonfish, among others. The snorkeling was great but getting out of the water was chilly. In the later afternoon we had some time to hike to the top of the island. We were closely paying attention to the wind, because from at the summit it could easily blow you away.
At sunrise the National Geographic Sea Bird found a small group of short-beaked common dolphins. These agile dolphins only bow ride briefly from our ship. This is by far the best wake-up call for a new day. As soon as we arrived to Isla Danzante our crew unloaded the kayaks. Soon we started paddling and exploring the beautiful Honeymoon Cove gliding in the kayaks. The water was so clear that we could see the fish, sea urchins and starfish from the surface. Some of us also spent our morning hiking in the island enjoying the great view from up there. As the morning went by all of us had an opportunity to explore this cove in the kayaks.
When we were in the dining room enjoying our lunch a big group of Mobula rays started their feeding activities. They were gathered in a school and were swimming with their mouths open. They kept passing at the bow of our ship moving all together. Swimming with them we saw a couple of eared grebes in a feeding frenzy too. Both species feed on little shrimp-like invertebrates called krill (euphausiids).
Later in the afternoon we snorkeled in this beautiful place. The visibility was amazing and the fish were ready to be observed. We found some sergeant majors, chocolate chip starfish, a crown of thorns, brown urchins, reef cornetfish, balloonfish, among others. The snorkeling was great but getting out of the water was chilly. In the later afternoon we had some time to hike to the top of the island. We were closely paying attention to the wind, because from at the summit it could easily blow you away.
