Isla Angel de la Guarda & Bahia Alcatraz
Life is full of colors here in Mexico. A colorful sunrise found us visiting Puerto Refugio in Angel de la Guarda Island. Rocks tinted orange, red, black, cream and white colors (the latter from the marine birds' guano) were obtaining an intense coloration from the early sunshine at this placid bay.
We decided to explore Angel de la Guarda island in a nature walk before breakfast. We found some unique vegetation in this extremely dry region, the northernmost that we will visit this week: elephant trees of different sizes twisted by the action of the prevailing northern winds; cardon cactus, some used as a perch by red-tailed hawks with evidence of remains of bones from previous kills at the base of them.
During breakfast after our return we repositioned the Sea Voyager close to Isla Granito. This small islet offers the possibility to explore around Zodiac boats, and even to go snorkeling near sea lion colonies by our anchoring site. The water so clear, and the comfortable temperature kept us sharing these waters for a long time, with marine life becoming a highlight for most of us.
But the day was not over yet. After lunch, we spotted a fin whale as we were reaching the passage known as Canal de Ballenas. This second largest species of the world performed some subtle glimpses before disappearing in a deep dive. Around thirty minutes later we spotted in the distance several spouts or blows from a group of pilot whales. As we approached them they travel with us emerging to the surface for several times and giving us wonderful opportunities to photographed them fro the ship. After this special event Alberto gave us a presentation about Mexico’s cultural heritage and diversity at the lounge, just before our arrival to Bahia Alcatraz.
This east-side shore of Baja Peninsula, Bahia Alcatraz, is a beautiful hidden treasure of nature with a mile-long, white sand beach. We share special moments at this place. We had the chance for walking on the soft sand, taking a nature walk to see varieties of plant species, even some went to the rescue of several Jumbo squid that were stranded on rocky pool tides. The day ended with a delicious barbeque dinner, a colorful sunset and a few songs around a bonfire on the beach. A perfect ending for a full day in multicolored Mexico.
Life is full of colors here in Mexico. A colorful sunrise found us visiting Puerto Refugio in Angel de la Guarda Island. Rocks tinted orange, red, black, cream and white colors (the latter from the marine birds' guano) were obtaining an intense coloration from the early sunshine at this placid bay.
We decided to explore Angel de la Guarda island in a nature walk before breakfast. We found some unique vegetation in this extremely dry region, the northernmost that we will visit this week: elephant trees of different sizes twisted by the action of the prevailing northern winds; cardon cactus, some used as a perch by red-tailed hawks with evidence of remains of bones from previous kills at the base of them.
During breakfast after our return we repositioned the Sea Voyager close to Isla Granito. This small islet offers the possibility to explore around Zodiac boats, and even to go snorkeling near sea lion colonies by our anchoring site. The water so clear, and the comfortable temperature kept us sharing these waters for a long time, with marine life becoming a highlight for most of us.
But the day was not over yet. After lunch, we spotted a fin whale as we were reaching the passage known as Canal de Ballenas. This second largest species of the world performed some subtle glimpses before disappearing in a deep dive. Around thirty minutes later we spotted in the distance several spouts or blows from a group of pilot whales. As we approached them they travel with us emerging to the surface for several times and giving us wonderful opportunities to photographed them fro the ship. After this special event Alberto gave us a presentation about Mexico’s cultural heritage and diversity at the lounge, just before our arrival to Bahia Alcatraz.
This east-side shore of Baja Peninsula, Bahia Alcatraz, is a beautiful hidden treasure of nature with a mile-long, white sand beach. We share special moments at this place. We had the chance for walking on the soft sand, taking a nature walk to see varieties of plant species, even some went to the rescue of several Jumbo squid that were stranded on rocky pool tides. The day ended with a delicious barbeque dinner, a colorful sunset and a few songs around a bonfire on the beach. A perfect ending for a full day in multicolored Mexico.
