A perfectly fine morning to make the trip to the area of the Isla de San Jose. Here we have Canal de Ballenas (Whale Channel), where we spent a good part of the morning looking for cetaceans. And, of course, we weren’t disappointed! A very large group of common dolphins was sighted, and we were promptly among them. They were very definitely having breakfast among a large, spread-out school of probably sardines. They jumped back and forth, as the cameras quite silently clicked. A good number of babies and young were seen, as well as those funny sucker fish, the remoras, stuck on to their side, taking a free ride to the food, where they ate scraps of fish left over by the dolphins. And then they would again hold on to a different dolphin for a good ride.
Eventually we left them to their feeding, and slowly started our way to Puerto Gato. Here we snorkeled before lunch, and saw a good number of fish, as well as urchins and different soft corals. One guest thought he saw an octopus!
Lunch happened, after which we immediately went back to the beach and had a good kayak rowing feast. And during this fantastic time, we started our hikes into the interior, to enjoy the cacti as well as the different plants to be seen along a muddy arroyo. Higher up it dried, and the first group met a denizen of the desert: a fantastic rattlesnake. And, of course, more space in the cameras was taken on this animal.
Eventually we all slowed down, and moved to a very beautiful place made of red sandstone where a delicious dinner awaited us. Delicious wahoo, as well as chicken with a chimichurri sauce. Wow! A campfire was lit with mesquite wood purchased in La Paz, and William told us a story about the Maya Quiche, of two naughty boys who were called to the Xibalba to be executed by the gods. More adventures. And then we understood why there is a rabbit painted on the moon!
