Boca de Soledad
Their trip began 6000 miles north, probably about 6 or 7 weeks ago, or even more. Ours began about a week ago, and for some of us, the “migration” has been almost as long. But we both have met in the same waters of Magdalena Bay. We both mammals, gentle Gray whales and harmless human beings, had an encounter today, this same afternoon while cruising along Boca de Soledad.
The Gray whales left the cool waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. At about 2 to 4 miles per hour, they crossed the Unimak pass to get to the gulf of Alaska, and slowly kept moving south, along the western coast of North America.
Some of our guests have come all the way from the Eastern coast of the United States, so they had to cross 3000 miles of land to get to Los Angeles. Then all of us flew south, about 1000 miles to get to San Jose del Cabo and begin our adventure.
Many of the migrating Gray whales are pregnant females. They come searching for the warmer and protected waters of the Mexican western lagoons. Here they give birth to huge healthy calves that can weight up to 1500 pounds when born.
Since Saturday we have sailed the waters of the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean on board the Sea Bird, therefore we have added about 600 miles to our journey. A whole new world has been exposed to our eyes. Day after day our horizon of knowledge has expanded with the multiple sightings of new species of plants, birds, mammals and fish.
Our near 5000-mile total migration has brought us to finally accomplish the main goal of the trip: to meet the Gray whales up close and personal. We have now enjoyed the sound of their blowholes and we have seen how mother and calf synchronously swim through the ocean. We witnessed both, “migrating” creatures from the land and from the sea, share in harmony the same place on planet earth.
Their trip began 6000 miles north, probably about 6 or 7 weeks ago, or even more. Ours began about a week ago, and for some of us, the “migration” has been almost as long. But we both have met in the same waters of Magdalena Bay. We both mammals, gentle Gray whales and harmless human beings, had an encounter today, this same afternoon while cruising along Boca de Soledad.
The Gray whales left the cool waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. At about 2 to 4 miles per hour, they crossed the Unimak pass to get to the gulf of Alaska, and slowly kept moving south, along the western coast of North America.
Some of our guests have come all the way from the Eastern coast of the United States, so they had to cross 3000 miles of land to get to Los Angeles. Then all of us flew south, about 1000 miles to get to San Jose del Cabo and begin our adventure.
Many of the migrating Gray whales are pregnant females. They come searching for the warmer and protected waters of the Mexican western lagoons. Here they give birth to huge healthy calves that can weight up to 1500 pounds when born.
Since Saturday we have sailed the waters of the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean on board the Sea Bird, therefore we have added about 600 miles to our journey. A whole new world has been exposed to our eyes. Day after day our horizon of knowledge has expanded with the multiple sightings of new species of plants, birds, mammals and fish.
Our near 5000-mile total migration has brought us to finally accomplish the main goal of the trip: to meet the Gray whales up close and personal. We have now enjoyed the sound of their blowholes and we have seen how mother and calf synchronously swim through the ocean. We witnessed both, “migrating” creatures from the land and from the sea, share in harmony the same place on planet earth.
