Sunday, January 23, 2011

Adventure at the Coronado Islands!

Bent knees and a firm grasp all but steady me as I bounce across a vast deep blue sea.   I am ambitiously looking for migrating Gray Whales, which breed in Mexican lagoons after a long migration from the North. My first destination is the Northern-most island of Los Coronados.  I see no Gray Whales. Between islands, I see a small pod of dolphins, whose dorsal fins can often be mistaken for ripples in the water. They momentarily swim , hopping furiously in the waves. After circling the islands, I decided to head back North in search of these elusive Cetaceans. It is not long after passing the North Island that I begin seeing spouts of water in the distance, which I quickly change course towards: the Gray Whales are here!



2 comments:

  1. So, was this over this past weekend? If so, we're headed there soon! Thanks for sharing. I'll be a "following" reader.

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  2. Ya! my trip to the Coronados was on Friday! It was beautiful Day, you'll have tons of fun! Thank you so much for visiting and following! It was such a pleasure to meet you in Marine Bio! I hope all that info comes to great use in your classes this semester!

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