In the afternoon we arrived navigating to a broad sandy beach to snorkel, kayak, or just soak in the rays of another beautiful Baja’s winter day. As snorkelers returned a school of Mobula rays leapt in exuberant succession out of the water. With the sun sinking below the peaks of the peninsula we retired to a beach BBQ and bonfire complete with stories, jokes and fireside music.
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- 19 Dec 2016
Isla Espiritu Santu, 12/19/2016, National Geographic Sea Bird
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- Baja California
Ian Markham, Naturalist
Ian's childhood was spent in an odd assortment of places from Honduras to California, England, France, and Nigeria. With his father he collected insects, bred aquarium fish, and tended a small menagerie of rescued creatures instilling a lifelong obs...
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