Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico
At the beginning of this day we were still traveling in a northerly direction of Magdalena Bay. The weather was good to us last night and we slept delightfully on the rocking waves of the otherwise lashing Pacific ocean. Just before breakfast we enjoyed the rugged profile of Margarita Island, with the fog covering most of the horizon line around us. Later on, we observed thousands of marine birds, including some of the most beautiful gull species. In fact, there were Ring-billed, California, Western and Heerman's gulls flying, gliding and fishing in large flocks. There were also present Magnificent Frigate birds, Brown pelicans, Cormorants and Grebes. In the water column, swimming just under the surface, tons of red pelagic crabs, maybe the main reason for the large concentration of the active birds, were drifting with the tidal rhythm. At the far distance, some gray whale spouts added more coal to our burning emotions, while some local "pangas", or fiber-glass boats, were trying to make their day among the frantic bird feeding.
The fog finally surrounded us into its cotton-like body as we entered Magdalena bay. We decided to undertake a lecture on marine mammals. As soon as the fog dissipated, we took our places on the bow again. By this moment it was possible to see dense and large patches of mangroves at both sides of the channel. In addition to this natural beauty, a dozen bottlenose dolphins escorted the ship for several hundred yards to finally return to their toothed-whale's businesses. After anchoring, we kayaked and undertook Zodiac cruises simultaneously. The afternoon ended quietly with a ride over the Hull Canal, where we observed hundreds of birds and a coyote surmounting the sand dunes. The endless wine and the cheese cake were the final tips of the iceberg.
At the beginning of this day we were still traveling in a northerly direction of Magdalena Bay. The weather was good to us last night and we slept delightfully on the rocking waves of the otherwise lashing Pacific ocean. Just before breakfast we enjoyed the rugged profile of Margarita Island, with the fog covering most of the horizon line around us. Later on, we observed thousands of marine birds, including some of the most beautiful gull species. In fact, there were Ring-billed, California, Western and Heerman's gulls flying, gliding and fishing in large flocks. There were also present Magnificent Frigate birds, Brown pelicans, Cormorants and Grebes. In the water column, swimming just under the surface, tons of red pelagic crabs, maybe the main reason for the large concentration of the active birds, were drifting with the tidal rhythm. At the far distance, some gray whale spouts added more coal to our burning emotions, while some local "pangas", or fiber-glass boats, were trying to make their day among the frantic bird feeding.
The fog finally surrounded us into its cotton-like body as we entered Magdalena bay. We decided to undertake a lecture on marine mammals. As soon as the fog dissipated, we took our places on the bow again. By this moment it was possible to see dense and large patches of mangroves at both sides of the channel. In addition to this natural beauty, a dozen bottlenose dolphins escorted the ship for several hundred yards to finally return to their toothed-whale's businesses. After anchoring, we kayaked and undertook Zodiac cruises simultaneously. The afternoon ended quietly with a ride over the Hull Canal, where we observed hundreds of birds and a coyote surmounting the sand dunes. The endless wine and the cheese cake were the final tips of the iceberg.
