At Sea
“One must be able to let things happen.”
-Carl Jung
Effortless attention is one of the 8 branches of yoga called Dyhana, and today, strictly at sea, reminded me of this. Our breakfast surprise entertainment was long-beaked common dolphins rhythmically swimming past our dining room windows on starboard side—no virtual reality here!
As the seas swelled, we anchored down for an in-depth talk with Gretchen, ship’s naturalist, on seabirds that would most likely be seen in the days ahead. As if fulfilling a request, afternoon time on the bow was interspersed with aerial viewings of Heermann’s gulls, jaegers, shearwaters, and gliding pirating magnificent frigates. The totally unexpected sigting and “star of the day” was awarded to the masked boobies - some solo and some in small flocks. Many flew directly over the Sea Bird for spectacular viewing and photo ops as the sun warmed up the bow and the winds subsided.
Interspersed with a talk on the benefits of proper breathing, a blue whale showed himself briefly, and bottlenose dolphins glided around us as numerous sea lions popped heads between foamy waves.
As the sun set after our third full glorious day in Baja and yet another green flash appeared, we set our course on Magdalena Bay. To our storehouse of memories we add the rich and varied wildlife that inhabit this unique and precious part of the world that graced our vision today, that came to us with no effort, but unseen without our attention!
“One must be able to let things happen.”
-Carl Jung
Effortless attention is one of the 8 branches of yoga called Dyhana, and today, strictly at sea, reminded me of this. Our breakfast surprise entertainment was long-beaked common dolphins rhythmically swimming past our dining room windows on starboard side—no virtual reality here!
As the seas swelled, we anchored down for an in-depth talk with Gretchen, ship’s naturalist, on seabirds that would most likely be seen in the days ahead. As if fulfilling a request, afternoon time on the bow was interspersed with aerial viewings of Heermann’s gulls, jaegers, shearwaters, and gliding pirating magnificent frigates. The totally unexpected sigting and “star of the day” was awarded to the masked boobies - some solo and some in small flocks. Many flew directly over the Sea Bird for spectacular viewing and photo ops as the sun warmed up the bow and the winds subsided.
Interspersed with a talk on the benefits of proper breathing, a blue whale showed himself briefly, and bottlenose dolphins glided around us as numerous sea lions popped heads between foamy waves.
As the sun set after our third full glorious day in Baja and yet another green flash appeared, we set our course on Magdalena Bay. To our storehouse of memories we add the rich and varied wildlife that inhabit this unique and precious part of the world that graced our vision today, that came to us with no effort, but unseen without our attention!
