La Florida, Magdalena Bay
Early this morning, the Sea Bird seemed isolated from the rest of the world, as a dense curtain of fog covered the whole area; La Florida, located south of the town of López Mateos, was immersed in an ethereal atmosphere. Cruising the calm, silent waters in the Zodiacs looking for whales was exciting to say the least! We soon encountered a couple of gray whales, mother and baby, and they too seemed to be influenced by the beauty of the moment, as the calf started breaching excitedly. Slowly, the fog dissolved to reveal a scenery of pure beauty, where whales rivaled frigate birds, pelicans, cormorants and bottlenose dolphins to get our attention. Well, not really, as it was very difficult to ignore those cavorting whale calves, playfully getting mouthfuls of mud as they followed the slow peace of their moms! Days like today remind all of us of why we came to Baja in the first place, as it is really unique.
After we reluctantly left the whales, we raised the anchor and sailed back south through the Hull canal, where many more egrets, great blue herons and many more birds kept us busy before, during and after a delicious lunch enjoyed on deck. We moved out of Magdalena Bay through La Entrada, and we were able to see countless marine birds feeding upon swarms of pelagic red crabs, with the occasional dolphin and sea lion joining them. As we slowly sailed south towards Cabo San Lucas and the sun set over the Pacific Ocean, I am sure that all of us had the same feeling of having enjoyed a beautiful day.
Early this morning, the Sea Bird seemed isolated from the rest of the world, as a dense curtain of fog covered the whole area; La Florida, located south of the town of López Mateos, was immersed in an ethereal atmosphere. Cruising the calm, silent waters in the Zodiacs looking for whales was exciting to say the least! We soon encountered a couple of gray whales, mother and baby, and they too seemed to be influenced by the beauty of the moment, as the calf started breaching excitedly. Slowly, the fog dissolved to reveal a scenery of pure beauty, where whales rivaled frigate birds, pelicans, cormorants and bottlenose dolphins to get our attention. Well, not really, as it was very difficult to ignore those cavorting whale calves, playfully getting mouthfuls of mud as they followed the slow peace of their moms! Days like today remind all of us of why we came to Baja in the first place, as it is really unique.
After we reluctantly left the whales, we raised the anchor and sailed back south through the Hull canal, where many more egrets, great blue herons and many more birds kept us busy before, during and after a delicious lunch enjoyed on deck. We moved out of Magdalena Bay through La Entrada, and we were able to see countless marine birds feeding upon swarms of pelagic red crabs, with the occasional dolphin and sea lion joining them. As we slowly sailed south towards Cabo San Lucas and the sun set over the Pacific Ocean, I am sure that all of us had the same feeling of having enjoyed a beautiful day.
