Bahia Magdalena – Los Titeres
Waking up to another beautiful day in Baja California Sur is a great way to start your adventures. Calm waters, bright blue sky with not a single cloud in sight. Today we begin our journey looking for gray whales.
With breakfast behind us, half the ship goes out while the other half waits patiently for their turn.. While we wait we notice that the Zodiacs are not far from the ship and we’re able to watch an amazing interaction with these wonderful creatures from the sea. This only makes us more excited to get out and be among the gray whales.
The first round returns, the Zodiacs are loaded, we have our Amigo with the permit and we set out searching. We start our journey north towards the town of Lopez Mateos where our friend is from. It is not long before we reach our first cow-calf pair. The calf is less than half the size of its mother and needs to take frequent breaths, which gives us an amazing opportunity to see this remarkable whale. This pair seem relaxed, and enjoying their swim in the lagoon. Moments later the fun begins.
The calf is about two months old, which translates to about two years in human age. Most two-year-olds like to be at the center of whatever is happening, and this baby gray whale is just the same. We would first see the side fin, then maybe half a fluke, followed by the entire body. We weren’t really sure what was going on, but we soon realized as the mother came up for a breath that the baby was rolling down her nose. Cheers and excitement erupted from the Zodiac.
By this time we needed to make our way back to the ship, but the journey does not end here. We replenish our energy by eating a delicious lunch and we go out again.
There is only one way to end a breath-taking, awe-inspiring day and that is with a fiesta dinner with local foods, and live local music to top it off. Baja California Sur is a sensational place where two worlds are able to co-exist in such a positive way.
