Guerrero Negro - Gray Whale watchingFeb 7, 2007
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More desert, more mountains
Crossing the border into south Baja
Heading out in search of the Gray Whale
| A third day of mountain driving. This didn't seem as bad, or maybe Rich is getting used to it. We stopped around 10 AM for Brunch at Maurico's. We had Heuvos Ranchero and Ham and cheese Quesidillas and got to know some of our fellow travelers better. There are 48 people on the trip and you only get to know a few at a time when you sit next to them at a meal or park next to them in camp. We crossed the border from the north into Baja California Sur. This entailed another military checkpoint We've been through several, but they haven't bothered us. This time they boarded the Rv and confiscated our fruit. They don't want bugs from the north coming south. They charged us 20 pesos ($2.00) and fumigated the undercarriage and we were on our way to camp in Guerrero Negro. We are here for two nights. We have cocktails with our neighbors and grill some hotdogs for dinner. Wednesday, February 7 dawns dark and foggy. We leave at 7:30 to go whale watching and hope we'll be able see each other, never mind the whales. By the time we get out onto the lagoon the sun is up and it's clear. The gray whales migrate from here to alaska and back. They come here in January and February to mate and to give birth to the babies they made last winter. We see hundreds of whales and their babies. They are very curious and they come right up to the boat and stick their noses in your face for a pet. After our high seas adventure we ride into town to hit the grogery store (mercado) the bakery and the liquor store, then it's back to camp for some margueritas and a fish dinner at the RV parks restaurant. Tomorrow we face the worst stretch of road...Devils Grade. UGH. |
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