Boca De Soledad and The Hull Canal
Today we started early in dense fog to see if we could find some whales. Although we were successful in finding whales we had a great deal of difficulty in following them as they quickly disappeared into the fog. I t was a challenge to even locate the ship at the end of our whale listening adventure but eventually with the help from the captain and the ships horn we all returned safely to enjoy a belated breakfast. We all agreed it was fun using other senses than our eyes to locate whales and return to the ship in the quiet fog.
Once the fog cleared we all boarded the Zodiacs again for more round of whale watching. This time it was much easier to locate the whales and we were treated to an excellent show. A number of mothers with their babies were spotted and gave us some outstanding views of the intimate relationship that develops between the newborn whales and their mothers. The babies stay in constant contact with their mothers often rolling off her body as she surfaces to breathe and swimming along side of her. Since the babies breathe more frequently than the mothers, we were able to get a number of good sightings of these pairs. Most of the babies had been born in the past few days.
We observed some of the interesting behaviors that these whales exhibit including spy hopping, and throwing their flukes in the air as they take a deeper dive. On one occasion, we were all splashed by a whale that swam right beneath the Zodiac before surfacing nearby. I think the tail fluke photo in today’s web shot by our guest David Beebe is a fitting farewell to the gray whales of Magdalena Bay.
During lunch we headed back down the Hull Canal and enjoyed a deck barbecue. All afternoon, we cruised through the lovely sand dunes, mangrove channels and canals as we headed toward our evening anchorage near the small fishing village of San Carlos. Many exciting animals were observed including more whales, dolphins, numerous birds and a lone coyote on the beach.
It had been an intense two days among the gray whales and I am sure we all have many wonderful memories of our various encounters with these gentle giants. We hope you enjoyed your expedition with us and perhaps we will see you again on another Lindblad Adventure.
Today we started early in dense fog to see if we could find some whales. Although we were successful in finding whales we had a great deal of difficulty in following them as they quickly disappeared into the fog. I t was a challenge to even locate the ship at the end of our whale listening adventure but eventually with the help from the captain and the ships horn we all returned safely to enjoy a belated breakfast. We all agreed it was fun using other senses than our eyes to locate whales and return to the ship in the quiet fog.
Once the fog cleared we all boarded the Zodiacs again for more round of whale watching. This time it was much easier to locate the whales and we were treated to an excellent show. A number of mothers with their babies were spotted and gave us some outstanding views of the intimate relationship that develops between the newborn whales and their mothers. The babies stay in constant contact with their mothers often rolling off her body as she surfaces to breathe and swimming along side of her. Since the babies breathe more frequently than the mothers, we were able to get a number of good sightings of these pairs. Most of the babies had been born in the past few days.
We observed some of the interesting behaviors that these whales exhibit including spy hopping, and throwing their flukes in the air as they take a deeper dive. On one occasion, we were all splashed by a whale that swam right beneath the Zodiac before surfacing nearby. I think the tail fluke photo in today’s web shot by our guest David Beebe is a fitting farewell to the gray whales of Magdalena Bay.
During lunch we headed back down the Hull Canal and enjoyed a deck barbecue. All afternoon, we cruised through the lovely sand dunes, mangrove channels and canals as we headed toward our evening anchorage near the small fishing village of San Carlos. Many exciting animals were observed including more whales, dolphins, numerous birds and a lone coyote on the beach.
It had been an intense two days among the gray whales and I am sure we all have many wonderful memories of our various encounters with these gentle giants. We hope you enjoyed your expedition with us and perhaps we will see you again on another Lindblad Adventure.
