Three Days at Baja California Sur

Dolphins leapt up and out of the placid blue waters, looking as playful as children on swings. A few whales breached. Even a couple of sea lions porpoised.

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My travel companions and I were at the bow on Verandah Deck 6 of Holland America‘s ms Volendam.

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Bahia Magdalena is a long bay off the coast of Baja California Sur, a state covering the southern area of Mexico‘s Baja California, the peninsula immediately south of the American state of California.

Cabo San Lucas

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We spent another quiet evening aboard Volendam, enjoying bar trivia at Mix, a lounge on Upper Promenade Deck 5, and a spectacular sunset.

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La Paz

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Loreto

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