Thar she blows!

A good day, today was.   After a great dinner last night, we had a similarly superb breakfast at Malarimmo’s this morning and then it was off to see the whales.

Here’s a shot of J, Gary, Sara, and Doina, and a group shot of one of our boats as we were heading out to see the whales.

Dave, a very interesting guy from Colorado, on the water.

My friend Keith, who rode with us last year.   In this photo, he looks like the guy who used to be in the Pioneer TV ads.  The boats are very fast.

Thar she blows!   That’s a baby California gray whale “skyhopping,” which means the whale is standing straight up in the water to get a look around.

There were enough of us that the CSC contingent took two boats.   My boat was particularly lucky.  I’ve been to see the whales down here in Baja perhaps 8 times or so, and the whale watching today was better than I’ve ever seen it.  At times, we had 8 or 10 whales within 50 yards of our boat.  One mother and her baby took a particular liking to us, as you can see in the photos below.

Colorado Dave makes a 40-ton friend…

After the tour, it was on to another Baja tradition…Tony’s fish tacos!   They were awesome!

We’re staying in Guerrero Negro again tonight. Tomorrow, we’re off to see the cave paintings of Sierra San Francisco, and then it’s on to San Ignacio, Santa Rosalia, and our destination for Day 4, which is Mulege.

We are having a good time, folks!