Baja California

DVD. Passport to Adventure No timeshare hawkers, high rises or massive resorts, just quiet coves and pristine islands for kayaking, enchanting desert for mountain biking, the original California missions, and an unspoiled Mexican town. Hosts Julie Conover and Mark Jennings kayak the Sea of Cortez, ride mules through the hinterland, and visit "ranchos" owned for generations by the same families, getting intimately acquainted with the landscape, the history and the people of Baja California.

DVD. Passport to Adventure. The port of La Paz, Mexico is the launching point for this aquatic discovery. Julie &Mark frolic with the playful sea lions, a protected species once slaughtered for their skins, now a favorite with snorkelers. On the Isle of Espiritu Santo they meet a giant squid, climb strange rock formations and kayak picturesque bays in the Sea of Cortez. Back on the mainland, they hop on mountain bikes to experience the desert and meet some nomadic surf rats on a quest for waves. The highlight of this trip is a face to face encounter with the magnificent Gray Whales that each year make the migration to Magdalena Bay to give birth. On tiny "ponga" boats Mark &Julie share magical moments with these forty ton mothers and their inquisitive calves.

Presented in the spectacular IMAX format, OCEAN OASIS goes beyond the normal study of oceans with visually stimulating ... Full Description photography. This journey takes the viewer from under the Sea Of Cortes in Mexico to over the Baja California desert to witness underwater life up close and great landscapes from afar. Migrating whales, courting terns, elephant seals , snow capped mountains, and palm oases are all highlighted in this wonderful look at nature.