Bahia Magdalena & La Entrada
Today we left Bahia Magdalena behind to head south. Early in the morning, brant geese and the majestic sand dunes were showered in the first light of the sun. As we dropped the anchor to start our mangrove exploration, a grey whale calf delighted us with a few unexpected breaches.
The mangrove environment of Bahia Magdalena is a rich nursery for most of the fish in the ocean and shelter for a great diversity of birds. As the first Zodiacs entered the channels, a magnificent adult bald eagle was seen. After the first kayakers landed on the beach, a second bald eagle, this time a juvenile, flew above us in circles.
Exploring the mangroves either by Zodiac or kayak makes one feel peaceful. As we cruise through the calm waters, we listen to the silence occasionally broken by the sudden chirping of birds emerging from their forested environment.
As we entered the Pacific and left Bahia Magdalena behind, numerous groups of courting gray whales displayed a cooperative breeding behavior. Many other whales adorned the periphery with their backlit blows. Sailing south we had sporadic sightings of common dolphins in the distance. As the sun approached the horizon, a tall columnar blow, followed by a fluke, revealed the presence of the world’s largest animal, a blue whale. A smaller blow appeared moments later. To our surprise, the whale we saw had a calf. The National Geographic Sea Lion slowly made its way to a position where we could get great views of these majestic leviathans of the deep.
Today we left Bahia Magdalena behind to head south. Early in the morning, brant geese and the majestic sand dunes were showered in the first light of the sun. As we dropped the anchor to start our mangrove exploration, a grey whale calf delighted us with a few unexpected breaches.
The mangrove environment of Bahia Magdalena is a rich nursery for most of the fish in the ocean and shelter for a great diversity of birds. As the first Zodiacs entered the channels, a magnificent adult bald eagle was seen. After the first kayakers landed on the beach, a second bald eagle, this time a juvenile, flew above us in circles.
Exploring the mangroves either by Zodiac or kayak makes one feel peaceful. As we cruise through the calm waters, we listen to the silence occasionally broken by the sudden chirping of birds emerging from their forested environment.
As we entered the Pacific and left Bahia Magdalena behind, numerous groups of courting gray whales displayed a cooperative breeding behavior. Many other whales adorned the periphery with their backlit blows. Sailing south we had sporadic sightings of common dolphins in the distance. As the sun approached the horizon, a tall columnar blow, followed by a fluke, revealed the presence of the world’s largest animal, a blue whale. A smaller blow appeared moments later. To our surprise, the whale we saw had a calf. The National Geographic Sea Lion slowly made its way to a position where we could get great views of these majestic leviathans of the deep.
