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Humpback whales, normally found in tropical cold water, can be found in almost every ocean. These amazing creatures migrate from cold water to tropical waters in the winter, all along the Pacific Coast. But the main reason the female Humpbacks come to tropical waters is to give birth. One of the best places, in the Pacific, to see humpbacks is along the shores of Corcovado National Park and off the coastline in Drake bay in the Osa Peninsula.

The main body color is black to gray, with lighter skin on the throat and belly and wide ridges along the length of the white skin. With a round, wide body that narrows towards the tail, and a flattened, slender head, the humpback has a unique characteristic shape. The white lumps on its head and jaw are home to parasites, whale lice, and crustaceans that live in the whale’s follicles or hairy tubercles. Humpbacks can easily reach lengths of 15 meters and away over 25 tons. For such a large animal they have a relatively small dorsal fin with large flippers that are white on the edges.

The humpbacks can be seen in many coastal waters, spitting out lots of water, jumping on water and falling with a huge sound smashing its back on the water. They travel alone, in small pods, or groups of up to 15 in feeding and breeding waters. The most flexible individuals can burst in to the air with a spectacular energy and speed. However, they don’t swim really fast (12km/h) and only dive about 15 minutes at a time.

Before 1964′s protection clause for these creatures, they had reached the high alert zone for endangered species due to whaling ships. Even though the law has prevented many more deaths, they are still on the endangered list because whalers are still allowed to kill them off the western coast of Greenland and Lesser Antilles!

Before 1964′s protection clause for these creatures, they had reached the high alert zone for endangered species due to whaling ships. Even though the law has prevented whaling they are still on the endangered list because this is still allowed off the western coast of Greenland and Lesser Antilles!

Marina K. Villatoro, the Travel Experta, has been living in Central America – Costa Rica and Guatemala for over 10 years. She has traveled here extensively. Now loves organizing vacations to this amazing part of the world, having first hand experience of all the places with her family. Contact her for advice and to plan your perfect trip!

Encinitas has a different vibe than any of the beach towns north of San Diego – but what is it that makes it so captivating, so special? Many feel its because Encinitas is still lost in time back in the 1960s when California was a much simpler place with small roadside motels along Highway 101. Encinitas hotels didn’t exist back in the 60s, nor were there any Encinitas Bed and Breakfasts or hotels in Del Mar or the Cardiff Lodge.

Encinitas is home to romantic bed and breakfasts, Stone Steps Beach, The Roxy Restaurant where you can buy a glass of rum and an ice cream cone, cute boutiques, funky old hotels on the historic Pacific Coast Highway, Moonlight beach, the La Paloma theater (still featuring weekly surf movies) and romantic Encinitas bed and breakfasts. Encinitas is so laid back that it is often referred to as “San Diego’s Sleepy Surf Town.”

Students, tourists and surfers jam Karina’s Mexican Restaurant for lunch and dinner. The wide sidewalks along the old historic Pacific Coast Highway through “downtown” Encinitas are lined with outdoor restaurants, a seaside “bazaar” and boutique shops. No other beach town in the San Diego area has such a great selection of restaurants – from Mexican take-out to fine Italian dining. If you come to visit, make a reservation at an Encinitas B&B or Carlsbad Bed and Breakfast and bring your appetite!

Moonlight Beach is one of the top five San Diego beaches and is only a block from downtown Encinitas, an easy walk from the Inn At Moonlight Beach Bed and Breakfast Inn. You won’t find a better beach to work on your tan, go boogie-boarding, enjoy a picnic or play a pick-up game of volleyball. Or, you may like to try your hand at surfing or body surfing, people-watch, work on reading that novel or simply relax. There is lots of parking, clean bathrooms and showers, a great children’s playground and cute little lunch shop.

Ann Dunham is the hostess of the romantic Encinitas B&B (Bed and Breakfast) called the Inn At Moonlight Beach. This lovely boutique inn is far more intimate than a Del Mar B&B or Encinitas hotel. The inn is situated on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Moonlight Beach and is often called the San Diego Beach Bed and Breakfast, said to be more romantic than Del Mar Hotels and more lovely than the Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts.

The four suites at the Inn At Moonlight Beach are decorated like the rooms you’d find in a French Seaside hotel or inn along the Mediterranean. Each suite has a private bath and refrigerator. What makes Ann’s Encinitas bed & breakfast really special is that she bakes delicious home-made, warm-from-the-oven pastries for breakfasts every morning.

Terry Hunefeld retired as CEO of a San Diego coaching company to follow his love of exploring the ocean to study seabirds and marine animals. Hunefeld and his wife Ann Dunham own the Inn At Moonlight Beach in Encinitas near Del Mar and San Diego. For more information visit: Solana Beach Bed and Breakfasts or Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts.