Baja Day 10
Dawn broke at Punta Colorado, painting the sandstone cliffs a deep red and lighting the sea with fiery reflections.
Pelicans flew by, while overhead a peregrine patrolled.
The extraordinary landscape was formed by an earthquake raising the former sea bed up, and the layers of sandstone reveal many fossilized shells, turtles and fragments of whale bone.
The larger landscape was challenging to photograph but beachcombing proved rewarding.
Leaving a hot island behind we headed out in search of more whales and wildlife. Our next sighting was a huge surprise - a small group of pygmy beaked whales, a species that is rarely ever seen alive or photographed. The next few images are therefore more whale-geeky than artistic!
The boat moored allowing some to swim while others of us used zodiacs to take a closer look at the Californian Sea Lions hauled out on the rocks. Harsh lighting meant that you really had to work for decent shots.
Frigate birds, blue-footed boobies and turkey vultures whirled around overhead while crabs could be seen clinging on at the waterline.
We cruised bast a frigate colony as the day drew to a close, finally mooring at a a quiet bay with only the sound of jumping devil rays to break the silence of a tequila sunset.