Day 7: Laguna San Ignacio
What a difference a day makes. The morning started beautifully with clearing skies and temperatures in the 60’s.
The seas were calm and the ride to the lagoon for our 3rdattempt at whale photos.
3’s a charm. Within the first 10 minutes our driver located a group of about 4 whales that were very active.
One in particular kept doing a behavior called spy-hopping.
The whale hauls itself vertically out of the water (like a water polo goalie) and hangs there for a few seconds before slipping back into the water. No one has a clue as to why they do this. Our expedition leader’s theory is “because they can”. It is quite a site, especially when it occurs close to the boat.
We also had common dolphin playing close to ur boat.
We saw one mother and calf, but they were not terribly interested in playing.
All in all, a much better experience with the gray whales today. After we returned to the ship, we weighed anchor heading south for our anchorage in Magdelena Bay tomorrow morning.
We had 2 bits of excitement this evening. First, as the sun went down, I saw and photographed the green flash. Jeri, unfortunately missed it, looking away for a second at just the wrong time. The photo is interesting; just before the green flash, there is actually not only green but an entire tiny prism that is visible. This is a result of atmospheric bending of the light rays of the setting sun. You gotta love physics!
The second bit of excitement was the Pats win in the Super Bowl. I think there were about 5 of us on board rooting for the Patriots.
TRomorrow is our last full day. Plans for kayaking in mangroves and later a hike in the desert.
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