ARRIBA, ARRIBA!
Chapter 6- The critters that we met
Welcome back, everyone!
I have no idea of what bird or animal represents Mexico, but the most dominant bird that we met was the Pelican. This noble bird glided effortlessly just above the surface of the water, searching for fish and when one was found, it literally stuck a wing in the water then plunked down with a splash to capture its prey. An amazing sight!
They guarded every corner and covered every fishing boat. Not too proud to take free handouts. The first night in Loreto we ate at a little cantina by the marina and watched the flocks of pelicans swooping in for delicious leftovers from the fishermen.
The next most seen mammal was the dolphin, but I’ve already shared our sightings of those.
We had the pleasure of seeing the Blue Footed Booby, a rare find, pretending to be a pelican!
We had the pleasure of doing some snorkeling and saw tons of colourful fish, but alas had no camera to take pictures. We did capture these pictures in the shallows;
Sadly, I do not have a picture of is the Tarantula and the Scorpion that joined us in our campsite. I’ll tell you it made us think twice about leaving our tent at night.
In the day following our epic adventure, we took a boat ride to another island in the Loreto area – Coronado Island, which is the closest one to Loreto and considered a great place for snorkeling, diving, hiking and beaches. And the home the stinkiest animal that we’ve ever met—the Sea Lion. These fellows are huge and apparently very lazy, complacent, loud and great sun lovers.
Mexico is an amazing place and this was an awesome expedition. Mexico will see us again.
Adios!
Lynn
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