Our 10 day Baja adventure delivered an unforgettable mix of wildlife, road trips, great food, and good company. We escaped the Spring Break crowds of Cabo San Lucas by heading out on an early morning whale watching tour while most revelers were still sleeping off the night before, and were rewarded with several humpback whale…Continue reading Mexico – Cabo San Lucas & San Ignacio & La Paz & San José del Cabo
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Mexico – Cabo & Socorro
Becky found a last minute special (50% off) to Socorro with Bluewater travel. Other divers had been taunting us with amazing images and stories from this popular dive destination, which is touted to be one of the best places to swim with friendly giant mantas and bottlenose dolphins. The only catch was the US was…Continue reading Mexico – Cabo & Socorro
Peru – Punta Sal, Trujillo, Lima, Paracas, Huacachina, Nazca, Arequipa, Cusco, Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca
Peru is a diverse and fascinating country, and despite spending nearly a month here, we were never bored. Our first stop was Punta Sal, just north of Mancora. It was whale watching season and we got up close and personal with several humpback whales. Next up was Trujillo, home to the Chan Chan and Huaca…Continue reading Peru – Punta Sal, Trujillo, Lima, Paracas, Huacachina, Nazca, Arequipa, Cusco, Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca
Antarctica
We had just returned from the Falkland Islands and were on a penguin high when our friend, Ted Cheeseman, wrote to ask if we were interested in joining him for another Cheesemans’ adventure to Antarctica. Even though we had plans to be in Central America at that time, we frantically reshuffled our itinerary after deciding…Continue reading Antarctica
Antarctic Peninsula – Paradise Bay & Neko Harbor
Today we cruised around Paradise Bay and anchored at Neko Harbor, which was to be our last expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula. We spent a few hours on the inlet checking out its gentoo penguin colony. It was fun filming the penguin highway, although a few of the more inquisitive penguins kept coming over to…Continue reading Antarctic Peninsula – Paradise Bay & Neko Harbor