Isla Danzante

What an incredible week we have spent here in Baja California. We started on the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula in the gray whale birthing and breeding lagoons of Magdalena Bay. We ended in the Gulf of California, just south of Isla del Carmen in calm blue waters sprinkled with blue whales and breaching humpbacks.

Inspiration has surrounded us, from the contours, colors and layers of the landscape to the unbridled exuberance of the wildlife. Our fellow travelers were asked to share some of their special memories. We hope they inspire you to discover Baja California for yourself.



Screeching black jetsam
Dropping from the white sea bird
Come, touch, teach my child
-Contributed by “The Gray Whale”


I See

I see a gray log
As it spouts water into the air
I see a pointy leaf on a log
Then comes a tail
Wait a minute, it’s a whale!

-Ethan Knecht, age 9


Amazing Birds

Cormorants and gulls
Soaring, flying, moving fast
Nesting on steep cliffs.

-Miles King, age 9


Ballena gris
Acrobatic dolphins
Jumping Mobula Rays
Aging rock formations

Magdalena Bay
Enticing humpback whales
Xeric beauty
Isla Danzante
Cormorants
Oceanic mammals
- Denny Dore , age 10


Sand dunes on the shore
Riding down so fast so steep
Sand grains in my ears
- Amy Burkel, age 13


A sound from the bush
I hear a lizard's footsteps
Now I can’t find it
Yana Wheeler, age 12


Wonderful sight
Huge bodies
Amazing lifestyle
Large blowholes
Enormous
Soft sound
- Harry Ground, age 11


Water washing
Around
Vigorously
Engulfing
Sand
- Katherine Graw, age 12