This day of our voyage aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird was spent in two beautiful locations: Los Islotes and Bonanza Bay. Los Islotes is a very popular rockery where a resident colony of California sea lions thrives and reproduces. We explored these islets on our expedition landing crafts and observed the sea lions expressing all their repertoire of behavior. Later we moved to the southeastern part of Espiritu Santo Island, but midway the captain stopped to let us enjoy the view of a magnificent blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. Then, we continued the navigation to our afternoon destination, Bonanza Bay, to walk on the beach, explore the interior and play with our kayaks and paddleboards. Thousands of shells were seen on the shore as well as many frigatebirds and turkey vultures. Inland, the elusive black jackrabbit was observed running away from us, and many different land bird species flew from plant to plant in search of food or shelter.  Our remarkable exploration in the Gulf of California and its islands finished with a presentation of our guests’ collection of incredible and memorable photographs.