16 February 2010

and here it is, winter...


Mum and kid showing off, just feet away from our boat, what a show...





visibility: down to say 25 - 30 feet, white and sandy; bottom stirred up
water temperature:
also down to 68ºF, but still okay...
currents:
a very slow push
surface conditions:
a bit of wind (thus waves) in the afternoon, nothing we cannot manage

Finally it seems that winter has arrived,
not that we are too happy about that! You know how guides are, and we are no exception on the rule; always cold, even when nice and warm... A bit more of a surprice is the drop in visibility, since there has hardly been any currents, wind or waves. The undertow must have been strong enough to get the fine, white dust from the bottom mixing up the water...
Under water the effect is noticeable, but above water the 'show' continues, totally visible and very close! And what a show; we are on our way to the dive site, when a mum-whale and her kid are looking at us. They peep their huge heads above water, to see where we are going, to follow us and surprise us with some breaching of mum and calf. Mother is directing, showing a dorsal fin as in telling her kid to jump: come on you can do it, and she can...
Summer or winter,
life in the Cabo Pulmo Marine Park is always spectacular, above or under water, snorkeling or diving. I mean, what a show...

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