Isla del Carmen & Isla Santa Catalina
Thar she blows! Thar she blows! Blue Whale! The largest animal ever to live on our planet! Around 80 feet of power, and maybe 160 tons. Wow!
What a way to begin our day, and then: no, two, two whales and then more, and more. We were surrounded by these behemoths! Unbelievable. Fantastic.
How many people on our planet have had the opportunity of seeing one of these mammals? After a blue flash at sunrise, we started off our first day on the sea with the whales.
Breakfast was laid off for a time; nobody wanted to interrupt whale watching. But eventually we did and then saw a second whale species, a fin whale. Just a mite smaller, just as fantastic.
We then did leave the area of Isla del Carmen, making a beeline to Isla Santa Catalina, where we arrived after lunch. Having anchored off Elephant Rock, we set out to snorkel in the fish-rich waters. Quite a few invertebrates were seen, including sea stars and urchins, as well as sponges and corals.
At the same time, some of us hiked on the island, famous for the huge cardon cacti, as well as for the monstrous barrel cacti, unique in the world for size: up to 14 feet in height! This island is also famous for the infamous rattle-less rattlesnakes.
Thar she blows! Thar she blows! Blue Whale! The largest animal ever to live on our planet! Around 80 feet of power, and maybe 160 tons. Wow!
What a way to begin our day, and then: no, two, two whales and then more, and more. We were surrounded by these behemoths! Unbelievable. Fantastic.
How many people on our planet have had the opportunity of seeing one of these mammals? After a blue flash at sunrise, we started off our first day on the sea with the whales.
Breakfast was laid off for a time; nobody wanted to interrupt whale watching. But eventually we did and then saw a second whale species, a fin whale. Just a mite smaller, just as fantastic.
We then did leave the area of Isla del Carmen, making a beeline to Isla Santa Catalina, where we arrived after lunch. Having anchored off Elephant Rock, we set out to snorkel in the fish-rich waters. Quite a few invertebrates were seen, including sea stars and urchins, as well as sponges and corals.
At the same time, some of us hiked on the island, famous for the huge cardon cacti, as well as for the monstrous barrel cacti, unique in the world for size: up to 14 feet in height! This island is also famous for the infamous rattle-less rattlesnakes.
