Bahia Magdalena
Venus and Saturn shone brightly above a thin crescent moon as the sun began to bathe the morning sky in light as we sat quietly at anchor in Magdalena Bay near a pair of small mangrove covered islands known at Los Titeres. Early risers eagerly anticipated an early wake up call to ensure a morning of whale watching while greeting the sun’s first rays of the day. Minutes before sunrise with the sky aglow in pink, we heard the first “whoosh” as a gray whale exhaled in the distance. Upon closer review this gentle giant was escorting a small calf. Likely weighing several tons at this point in its young life, this curious youngster broke the surface and with one eye, and peered at us as though it was its first sight of the day. Zodiacs gently spread in several directions to offer each group, as well as each whale, a private audience. Moments later, the first light of the day cracked above the surface of the Baja peninsula and warmed our bodies and our hearts with this rare and solitary experience.
We bode farewell to Magdalena Bay as we headed toward La Entrada, the deep water entrance to the bay and our portal to the mighty Pacific Ocean, which welcomed us with mild conditions, warm sun and our final glimpse of gray whales as the sun set in the west with an elusive “green flash” bringing another precious day to a close. Tonight the brilliant stars again welcome us and light our way as we travel toward lands end through the night…
Venus and Saturn shone brightly above a thin crescent moon as the sun began to bathe the morning sky in light as we sat quietly at anchor in Magdalena Bay near a pair of small mangrove covered islands known at Los Titeres. Early risers eagerly anticipated an early wake up call to ensure a morning of whale watching while greeting the sun’s first rays of the day. Minutes before sunrise with the sky aglow in pink, we heard the first “whoosh” as a gray whale exhaled in the distance. Upon closer review this gentle giant was escorting a small calf. Likely weighing several tons at this point in its young life, this curious youngster broke the surface and with one eye, and peered at us as though it was its first sight of the day. Zodiacs gently spread in several directions to offer each group, as well as each whale, a private audience. Moments later, the first light of the day cracked above the surface of the Baja peninsula and warmed our bodies and our hearts with this rare and solitary experience.
We bode farewell to Magdalena Bay as we headed toward La Entrada, the deep water entrance to the bay and our portal to the mighty Pacific Ocean, which welcomed us with mild conditions, warm sun and our final glimpse of gray whales as the sun set in the west with an elusive “green flash” bringing another precious day to a close. Tonight the brilliant stars again welcome us and light our way as we travel toward lands end through the night…
