After a gorgeous sunrise in Magdalena Bay, our guests disembarked National Geographic Venture to explore Punta Belcher on Isla Magdalena, one of the barrier islands that protects the bay. We set out with our natural history staff on various walks: birding, photography, beachcombing, and some walked up the hillside identifying desert plants along the way.
Back on board, the guests had a wonderful lunch followed by a series of informative and engaging lectures as we sailed through La Entrada, the mouth of Magdalena Bay, and headed south to continue our journey. Our afternoon at sea included a talk by Adrian Cerda called, “Ghosts of the Dunes” on coyotes, and Marylou Blakeslee spoke about the ecology of Baja. We topped it off with a fun cocktail hour and recap, another fabulous dinner, and an evening presentation by Steve Backus on desert adaptations titled, “Beating the Heat.” What a fantastic and educational day!
