After a long night of cruising, we finally entered the protected waters of Magdalena Bay around 10:45 in the morning. Directly in front of the fishing town of Puerto San Carlos, our pilot Sergio, joined the vessel and helped us navigate through the narrow Hull Canal. Amongst the mangroves we saw numerous birds and even a wandering coyote. A couple gray whales were observed from deck as we headed north to our anchorage. Fortunately, we made great time and were able to disembark and run around the breathtaking sand dunes for an hour before returning to the National Geographic Sea Bird for dinner.