Los Titeres
Our first day was windy but grand as we awoke to gray skies in Hull Canal. After breakfast our local pilot came aboard to guide us north to our afternoon’s destination: Los Titeres. There were introductions to the staff and others as we began to make our way north aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion. Cormorants in the hundreds flew by and a few gray whales as well as bowriding dolphins were seen as the viewing on deck of Magdalena Bay was cloudy but memorable. Lunch was enjoyed along the way, after which we anchored for the afternoon. It was here at Los Titeres that we ventured either out on the dunes for a walk or in the Zodiacs for our first adventures with the California gray whales.
There were two rounds of windy excursions that proved fruitful. The views were good as the boats made their way in the narrow waterway alongside the cow/calf pairs. The calves are close to two moths old now and able to impede their mother’s movement when they want some nourishing milk to drink. Other behaviors were seen as one of the young calves did a series of vertical leaps known as chin slaps, several with water spraying out of its mouth.
The sunset was amazing as we thought about how much we had done on only our first day here in Baja California.
Our first day was windy but grand as we awoke to gray skies in Hull Canal. After breakfast our local pilot came aboard to guide us north to our afternoon’s destination: Los Titeres. There were introductions to the staff and others as we began to make our way north aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion. Cormorants in the hundreds flew by and a few gray whales as well as bowriding dolphins were seen as the viewing on deck of Magdalena Bay was cloudy but memorable. Lunch was enjoyed along the way, after which we anchored for the afternoon. It was here at Los Titeres that we ventured either out on the dunes for a walk or in the Zodiacs for our first adventures with the California gray whales.
There were two rounds of windy excursions that proved fruitful. The views were good as the boats made their way in the narrow waterway alongside the cow/calf pairs. The calves are close to two moths old now and able to impede their mother’s movement when they want some nourishing milk to drink. Other behaviors were seen as one of the young calves did a series of vertical leaps known as chin slaps, several with water spraying out of its mouth.
The sunset was amazing as we thought about how much we had done on only our first day here in Baja California.
