Bahia Magdalena
The morning sun rose across the Baja peninsula and shined on the National Geographic Sea Lion as we plied our way through Pacific waters en route to Bahia Magdalena where we looked forward to exploring these remote, protected waterways and mangrove lined dune communities. Shortly after our wake up call, guests began to gather on the bow deck to enjoy watching agile long beaked common dolphins ride the pressure wave at the bow of the vessel, this was telling of what the day had in store. Following breakfast, we gathered on deck in search of more wildlife when the announcement came: we had spotted our first gray whale! Illuminated by the bright morning sun, the misty spouts increased as two more joined in on this quiet morning and we paused to observe their arrival at their Mexican wintering grounds. Everyone aboard took the requisite time to drink in this precious experience and we continued toward La Entrada, the entrance to Bahia Magdalena, for our afternoon activities.
Isla Magdalena consists of two mountainous bodies to the north and south which are connected by a long strand of remote beach and sand dunes. We anchored today for a hike across the island through the ever changing dune communities to Sand Dollar Beach, where we enjoyed the afternoon dipping our toes in the cool waters of the Pacific Ocean. Everyone relaxed and explored up and down the beach as the surf beckoned in the distance. We completed our day today onboard as we navigated through narrow, mangrove lined waterways and breathed in the magnificent scenery as multitudes of double crested cormorants and tri-colored herons among countless other species watched bottlenose dolphins ride at our bow.
The morning sun rose across the Baja peninsula and shined on the National Geographic Sea Lion as we plied our way through Pacific waters en route to Bahia Magdalena where we looked forward to exploring these remote, protected waterways and mangrove lined dune communities. Shortly after our wake up call, guests began to gather on the bow deck to enjoy watching agile long beaked common dolphins ride the pressure wave at the bow of the vessel, this was telling of what the day had in store. Following breakfast, we gathered on deck in search of more wildlife when the announcement came: we had spotted our first gray whale! Illuminated by the bright morning sun, the misty spouts increased as two more joined in on this quiet morning and we paused to observe their arrival at their Mexican wintering grounds. Everyone aboard took the requisite time to drink in this precious experience and we continued toward La Entrada, the entrance to Bahia Magdalena, for our afternoon activities.
Isla Magdalena consists of two mountainous bodies to the north and south which are connected by a long strand of remote beach and sand dunes. We anchored today for a hike across the island through the ever changing dune communities to Sand Dollar Beach, where we enjoyed the afternoon dipping our toes in the cool waters of the Pacific Ocean. Everyone relaxed and explored up and down the beach as the surf beckoned in the distance. We completed our day today onboard as we navigated through narrow, mangrove lined waterways and breathed in the magnificent scenery as multitudes of double crested cormorants and tri-colored herons among countless other species watched bottlenose dolphins ride at our bow.
