Beautiful sunrise colors reflected off the water as we anchored at Los Gatos, ready for a morning of hiking and snorkeling. Hikers enjoyed cholla and cardon cactus, as well as some beachcombing beneath rainbow-colored layers of ancient sandstone. The beaches were covered in beautiful shells and intriguing sandstone rings.
In the afternoon, we moved to the south end of San Jose Island, anchored National Geographic Venture, and took to Zodiacs. We explored a narrow channel leading into a tidal lagoon with egrets, herons, osprey, curlews, ibis, and a sea turtle. The sun dropped low, giving beautiful lighting to the mangroves and the lagoon, a beautiful end to a great day.
