On the way back from the airport we stopped at this picturesque ranch for lunch. And of course, we had to save up our apetite for traditional first night at Tios dinner.
The journey to “Mag Bay” is not a short one (about 5.5-6 hours) so stopping in La Paz (just an hour away) shaved off a bit of time. Plus, it gave us a chance to show off to Keith and Tammy what a great spot it is for walking, eating, etc etc. That’s right… arrive and leave the next day! Time to explore the Baja for our visitors.
So how do they take these down without tangling the ribbons? (El Triunfo)Such a photogenic place with new renovations on every visit (el Triunfo)Friends in La Paz recommended this restaurant for best burger. Estatutos Bar and Grill. Waddled away from this excellent meal! Entertainment on the Malecon. This is a program put on by government to allow trans people to entertain in public spaces without fear. Really nice to see all the families gathered here for the performance though the kids were more interested in their tricycle ridingA nice city to stroll around….and we could hear mass from the rooftop bar of our hotel. A Christmas tree? Easter decorations? Wine storage? (All 3 I think)
To get to Mag Bay you drive through Ciudad Constitucion and lots and lots of farms. Not a beautiful town or countryside (in my eyes)—-think Midwest ag areas (ag by the way is playable scrabble word), but there are some good taquerias and paleta shops. Unfortunately these were closed for Benito Juarez’s Birthday (or death—I always get these confused) so fortunately we ended up in a nice little indoor air conditioned restaurant. Tammy and Keith had no idea how unique this was.
The last time we were here with LM and Al we were startled to discover folks living in this boat . We think they have moved. Another nice place to stroll……. And collect shells. There was a huge tide here… even better for shell collecting and strolling.Here is our buddy/guard dog… well one of 3. I ran out of treats so had to go to store to buy more. (Doors on front of room)Brant is pointing to where we ate lunch. And that whale tale marks exactly where we saw a whale’s tail. (mural at hotel)
Mag Bay seemed much unchanged (except there were more dogs) from the last time we were there in August in order to avoid a possible hurricane that threatened our return to the US. This time though we were here for the whales and it did not disappoint.
Before we got to the whale spot we saw these fellows working hard to maintain their oceanfront real estate. Fun watching them fall (get pushed off) and try to reestablish a flipper hold.And if you can’t find a spot you can just float around like this guy. ….and of course the bird island, obligatory on all bay cruises. Photo credit to Tammy who took my favorite whale pic. Hate to overuse the word magical but this was. Magical … that is. Here is the star photographer… at the ready for jumping marine mammals! Yup exciting and … MAGICAL! Be patient to allow video to load… go get a cup of tea.Yup… it’s that word againOn the way back we toured this glamp…and here is the one I want…In fact, I was ready to spend the nightMiguel demonstrates his prowess in exiting the boat. Not as pretty when we did it. I can not figure out which dolphin pics to use. We got amazing videos and pics of these guys. Yes it was magical too… and fun. Count yourself lucky I didn’t put in the videos. We think they loved chasing us… well we loved it that they were “chasing” us…and by going in circles it was difficult to know who was chasing whoThe town behind the dolphin can only be reached by boat. They had a restaurant on the beach… luckily we had a boat to get there.I admit I would have loved to have had mama nudge her baby up to my boat (the so called friendly whales that had left one week earlier)…. Or camp on the bay listening to 100 whales floating and breathing at night. BUT… we got a sunny with dramatic clouds day that was FLAT, perfect temps, and lots of little extras to make up for the missing super friendly whales. Best of all, we were the only boat there and our captain was so kind and thoughtful. (And very kind of the operators to advise us that many whales had left to give us opportunity to cancel…. So very sad if we had chosen to cancel … because this was MAGICAL Inside the jawbone of the blue whale (see Loreto blog). It is the gray whales that mate here but the blue whales stop to say hello on the way to Loreto. The woman on the far left sold everything in California and was sailing all over as a crew of 3 on some guys “chicken shit sail boat”. They were headed to The Galapagos …. As i always say… we are so boring!
Brant kindly and carefully as always drove us home. Already looking forward to a return for a glamping experience and a chance to cuddle the whale.
Scallop diver getting us dinner…. He said they can dive for 20 tons a day. Personally I think there was a language barrier. And always nice to get home for baked potato on the beach night!
Many thanks to our friends for their adventurous spirit! (And their trust in our trip planning skills).
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Looks so fun! And magical! So, those are grey whales?
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Another amazing adventure!!
Lots of love from Cape Town☀️
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Beautiful picture and interesting blog. Thanks!
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