Under the shade of a palapa on Ensenada Grande, a large cove on the northwestern end of Isla la Partida78.34 Kb
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Scu-Baja anchored at Ensenada Grande in Bahia de La Paz101.26 Kb
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Lone gull wondering where his/her next meal will be found, Ensenada Grande109.81 Kb
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One of our fellow passengers searching for shells, Ensenada Grande110.59 Kb
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Cortez Club's "Sea Rage", our excursion boat parked on Ensenada Grande85.97 Kb
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Strange rock formations at Playa Ensenada Grande54.24 Kb
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The bright sun helped make conditions for snorkelling just about perfect.119.14 Kb
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We found this rather strange ultralight version of a seaplane beached at
Ensenada Grande.117.20 Kb
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Los Islotes - looking north41.72 Kb
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Manta rays seen from Cortez Club excursion boat - Fantastic!55.89 Kb
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Literally hundreds of sea lions, like this one, inhabit the rocky Los Islotes
shoreline.28.28 Kb
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Water clarity seemed to be excellent, especially for so early in the season
(April). Clarity is said to become even better as sea surface temperatures
warm into the eighties (usually July).35.72 Kb
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Sea lion coming to check us out as we snorkel47.63 Kb
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Although you don.t see any fish in these pictures, we did encounter huge
schools of small fish which make it relatively easy for the sea lions to
grab a meal.58.74 Kb
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Our guide suggested we not get too close to the on-shore colony as this
might be interpreted by the sea lion in-charge as an intrusion.104.27 Kb
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For reasons unknown to us, many of the sea lions would strike a pose with
there nose pointed toward the sky (like the one at about 2 o'clock in this
picture) and not move for a very long time.86.17 Kb
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Snorkeling as lazy sea lions at Los Islotes look on38.35 Kb
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We speculated that the very large individual on the right in this photo
might be the boss of this colony.115.60 Kb
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Two sea lions frolic in the what we thought to be rather cool, 68 degree
water.90.92 Kb
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