While a few days in Mexico is usually delightful, 2 half days swimming with whale sharks there was incredible. I arrived on the Riviera Maya, south of Cancun to spend a couple of days unwinding before our group moved up to Holbox Island north on the Yucatan Peninsula. So here are some images of the Azul Beach Resort on the Riviera Maya, Holbox, some birdlife around Holbox, and of course, the highlight, the whale sharks. There are also 3 video clips,amateurish,no doubt but it gives you perspective as to their size and you can see how close I came to them. We spotted maybe 16 of them ranging in size from 20-35 feet. You really had to swim hard to keep up with them. I earned my Margaritas :-) http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0370/350347445_N5oAG-Ti.jpg http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/gallery/5684648_vUBuY/ 2008-08-13T05:33:16Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. 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title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0121/350347127_E7p4V-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:33:25Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0121/350347127_E7p4V-Th-1.jpg 2008-07-22 20:53:34 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Magnificient Frigatebird</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347155_hZQW7" title="Magnificient Frigatebird"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0127/350347155_hZQW7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Magnificient Frigatebird" title="Magnificient Frigatebird" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:57:34Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com 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src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0156/350347178_NSkMt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:32:01Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0156/350347178_NSkMt-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 00:57:50 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347182_HsgUc" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0171/350347182_HsgUc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:32:01Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0171/350347182_HsgUc-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 01:09:12 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Wood Stork</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347217_d2jGr" title="Wood Stork"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0196/350347217_d2jGr-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wood Stork" title="Wood Stork" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:51:42Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0196/350347217_d2jGr-Th-2.jpg 2008-07-23 01:20:14 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Double Crested Cormorant</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347212_qiQFR" title="Double Crested Cormorant"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0192/350347212_qiQFR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Double Crested Cormorant" title="Double Crested Cormorant" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:57:07Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0192/350347212_qiQFR-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 01:19:53 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Hovering Frigate Birds</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347240_vLtRe" title="Hovering Frigate Birds"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0231/350347240_vLtRe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hovering Frigate Birds" title="Hovering Frigate Birds" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:58:50Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0231/350347240_vLtRe-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 01:25:34 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Everyone has their own little piece of turf</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347527_fcfCN" title="Everyone has their own little piece of turf"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0408/350347527_fcfCN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Everyone has their own little piece of turf" title="Everyone has their own little piece of turf" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:58:26Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0408/350347527_fcfCN-Th.jpg 2008-07-24 02:30:41 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Coming in for a landing</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347529_5S4kv" title="Coming in for a landing"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0420/350347529_5S4kv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Coming in for a landing" title="Coming in for a landing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:59:50Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0420/350347529_5S4kv-Th-1.jpg 2008-07-24 02:39:53 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347279_DD45c" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0245/350347279_DD45c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:57:48Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0245/350347279_DD45c-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 01:36:09 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347268_9FRVi" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0274/350347268_9FRVi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:57:48Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0274/350347268_9FRVi-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 21:57:07 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347243_P39Wq" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0275/350347243_P39Wq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T09:57:48Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0275/350347243_P39Wq-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 21:59:18 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Our first shadowy glimpse of a whale shark</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347300_fYVU3" title="Our first shadowy glimpse of a whale shark"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0282/350347300_fYVU3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our first shadowy glimpse of a whale shark" title="Our first shadowy glimpse of a whale shark" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:01:03Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0282/350347300_fYVU3-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 23:22:11 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />How would you react if you saw a dorsal fin this size in the water?</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347313_Z6EFr" title="How would you react if you saw a dorsal fin this size in the water?"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0299/350347313_Z6EFr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="How would you react if you saw a dorsal fin this size in the water?" title="How would you react if you saw a dorsal fin this size in the water?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:01:50Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0299/350347313_Z6EFr-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 23:39:33 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Gliding just below the surface</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347325_mddqW" title="Gliding just below the surface"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0315/350347325_mddqW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Gliding just below the surface" title="Gliding just below the surface" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:02:09Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0315/350347325_mddqW-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 23:43:51 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347345_L6Kaz" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0337/350347345_L6Kaz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:00:17Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0337/350347345_L6Kaz-Th.jpg 2008-07-24 00:16:15 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347355_4BYmt" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0319/350347355_4BYmt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:00:17Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0319/350347355_4BYmt-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 23:43:57 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347371_wUrVv" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0320/350347371_wUrVv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:00:17Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0320/350347371_wUrVv-Th.jpg 2008-07-23 23:44:00 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347403_gyXwT" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0330/350347403_gyXwT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:00:17Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0330/350347403_gyXwT-Th.jpg 2008-07-24 00:02:25 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />The business end of a whaleshark - feeding</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347418_9Sgn7" title="The business end of a whaleshark - feeding"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0360/350347418_9Sgn7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The business end of a whaleshark - feeding" title="The business end of a whaleshark - feeding" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:02:43Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0360/350347418_9Sgn7-Th.jpg 2008-07-24 01:20:01 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347429_yAA3k" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0382/350347429_yAA3k-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:00:17Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0382/350347429_yAA3k-Th.jpg 2008-07-24 01:23:19 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />Swimming alongside a whaleshark</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347453_XoM7Q" title="Swimming alongside a whaleshark"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0379/350347453_XoM7Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Swimming alongside a whaleshark" title="Swimming alongside a whaleshark" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:03:23Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0379/350347453_XoM7Q-Th.jpg 2008-07-24 01:22:11 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a> </p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347445_N5oAG" title="bibisplace's photo"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0370/350347445_N5oAG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="bibisplace's photo" title="bibisplace's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:00:17Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0370/350347445_N5oAG-Th.jpg 2008-07-24 01:21:05 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />One of the adventurers (not me) getting ready to take the plunge</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350347555_ZvZC3" title="One of the adventurers (not me) getting ready to take the plunge"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0432/350347555_ZvZC3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="One of the adventurers (not me) getting ready to take the plunge" title="One of the adventurers (not me) getting ready to take the plunge" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:05:34Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0432/350347555_ZvZC3-Th.jpg 2008-07-24 23:53:21 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />This is what it's like to really swim with them</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#350419714_BMPGb" title="This is what it's like to really swim with them"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0450/350419714_BMPGb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is what it's like to really swim with them" title="This is what it's like to really swim with them" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:05:57Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0450/350419714_BMPGb-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />The business end of one of these big guys (or girls)</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#351209858_BwdU2" title="The business end of one of these big guys (or girls)"><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0451/351209858_BwdU2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The business end of one of these big guys (or girls)" title="The business end of one of these big guys (or girls)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:06:28Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0451/351209858_BwdU2-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com">bibisplace</a><br />See the fins breaking the surface in the upper right before I jump in the water.</p><p><a href="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/5684648_vUBuY#351222921_cg8MY" title="See the fins breaking the surface in the upper right before I jump in the water."><img src="http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0448a/351222921_cg8MY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="See the fins breaking the surface in the upper right before I jump in the water." title="See the fins breaking the surface in the upper right before I jump in the water." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-13T10:07:29Z bibisplace http://bibisplace.smugmug.com http://bibisplace.smugmug.com/Travel/Holbox-Island-Mexico-Whale/EPV0448a/351222921_cg8MY-640.mp4