Back to Loreto Marine Park
Today we made it back up to Loreto Marine Park, where we stopped at Isla Santa Catalina. There were some great bow riding dolphins on the way in, we had the bow camera going and people were loving it. I was loving it too! I actually haven’t really got to see too many dolphins and whales since I got down here. It’s still early in the season, but it would be nice to see some more wild life before I go next week. Even better, I would be greatful to see some bioluminescent bow riding dolphins, but that may be too much to ask for at this point.
There was a break in the action for a while after lunch today, so I got to take a cruise in a zodiac for a good hour today. I went a good ways around the island, and saw some pretty cool stuff. There’s quite a few beaches that seemed like they would be a real nice place to land a kayak and set up camp. I’m still not quite sure of the feasibility of making it to the islands in the Marine Park from Loreto in a Kayak, but it would be a pretty good vacation to think about in the future.
I had a pretty good day at work today. I changed some oil and filters on one of the main engines, and learned a bit about the ships water maker. The process of removing salt from water is pretty interesting. We evaporate the sea water, then collect the steam and pump it off to a holding tank. Not too complex, but it takes some effort. Other than that, work was pretty much the same ol’ same ol’, which is a good thing sometimes.
The last couple of days have been kinda cool down here. There’s not been too much star gazing at night, though the times when I’ve had a chance the moon had been very pretty. Clouds have been making for some amazing sunrises and sunsets.
