Meeting Wildlife Face to Face in the Sea of Cortez
As diligent as I was about following the conservation rules, the baby sea lions didn’t care to follow any of them. They are curious as heck about humans, and if they want to pet you, they will. Our guide from Coras Tours told us it’s not at all uncommon for sea lion pups to nudge tourists or nip at their fins or snorkels on this excursion.
Before visiting La Paz, I’d only seen dolphins jump out of the water at theme park shows, where they were in small concrete pools, and I was in bleacher seating. It’s hard to imagine them performing like this in nature, but they do. That’s what’s most incredible about the show in the Sea of Cortez. Even though no one is orchestrating it, it’s always happening. You just have to pay attention.
