Boca de la Soledad and Hull Canal
Whale watching has been our most important activity during our anchorage at Boca de la Soledad. Those moments have been interspersed with several other nice and unpredicted observations. We were delighted by jackrabbits and coyotes on the dunes, hundreds of birds of different species, including a majestic golden eagle, and beautiful painted skys during sunrises and sunsets. We must not forget the thousands of shells of many kinds on the shores.
Today we had the happy and acrobatic company of some bottlenosed dolphins, or “toninas” as they are called locally, that played around our Zodiacs as we were returning from our last gray whale watching session this morning. In fact, the dolphins were seen several times far from the boats, but as we increased speed, they were attracted by the sound of the engine and the bow riding began. During this time, the dolphins sometimes sprayed our guests and staff with their powerful air exhalations. We were also hypnotized by their continuous, high-speed, energetic alternating between those two different worlds that are the water and the air.
The dolphins were probably following the large schools of sardine that enter Magdalena Bay to spawn. Hundreds of sardines were seen yesterday and today, just below the surface of the quiet water, and both dolphins and marine birds take advantage of their abundant numbers.
By the afternoon, the Sea Lion navigated south through the supposedly unnavigable Hull Canal where we saw more gray whales and birds from the bow. Everybody was delighted by the success of our stay at Boca de la Soledad (Mouth of the Loneliness), the Gray Whale World, and perhaps all of us took a portion of it with us in our minds and hearts.
Whale watching has been our most important activity during our anchorage at Boca de la Soledad. Those moments have been interspersed with several other nice and unpredicted observations. We were delighted by jackrabbits and coyotes on the dunes, hundreds of birds of different species, including a majestic golden eagle, and beautiful painted skys during sunrises and sunsets. We must not forget the thousands of shells of many kinds on the shores.
Today we had the happy and acrobatic company of some bottlenosed dolphins, or “toninas” as they are called locally, that played around our Zodiacs as we were returning from our last gray whale watching session this morning. In fact, the dolphins were seen several times far from the boats, but as we increased speed, they were attracted by the sound of the engine and the bow riding began. During this time, the dolphins sometimes sprayed our guests and staff with their powerful air exhalations. We were also hypnotized by their continuous, high-speed, energetic alternating between those two different worlds that are the water and the air.
The dolphins were probably following the large schools of sardine that enter Magdalena Bay to spawn. Hundreds of sardines were seen yesterday and today, just below the surface of the quiet water, and both dolphins and marine birds take advantage of their abundant numbers.
By the afternoon, the Sea Lion navigated south through the supposedly unnavigable Hull Canal where we saw more gray whales and birds from the bow. Everybody was delighted by the success of our stay at Boca de la Soledad (Mouth of the Loneliness), the Gray Whale World, and perhaps all of us took a portion of it with us in our minds and hearts.
