Nomad Whale trip...ALMOST rained out!

Sometimes you just have to take a chance and go with your feelings. We had a Nomad whale excursion planned for months for Feb.16th but as the fates would have it…the weather was horrible that day. The forcast was for rain and wind but we took a chance and headed out to the lagoon anyway with a positive attitude (and our fingers crossed)

The road was dicey as it rained HARD all morning and was supposed to be very windy in the afternoon so we all sat down to a hearty breakfast at the restaurant at the lagoon Interpretive Center. Some folks from Mulege rescheduled for March but the others hung in there to wait to see if things cleared up.





A few hours later, the rain subsided and the sky started to clear so we all decided to go for it. It was a tad windy but the sun even came out and the whales were in a frisky mood. We were welcomed by a friendly dolphin who played with us for awhile. The very first whale we encountered couldn’t wait to come over and visit our panga. She went directly to Zoe who was delighted to give her a little pat surprising her with the rubbery texture of her skin. The dolphin played with them for awhile too.



This gal had a calf that was very curious but mom wasn’t quite ready for her baby to get too close to the boat and she kept rolling it over her back to put her massive body between the panga and her baby. She became a bit irate with junior so we left them alone.





On the way to search for more whales, a boisterous mama breached several times wowing the crowd! Whales were popping up all over the place but our lanchero was on a mission to find a particular male that was a real showoff.



He was right and we found this extremely sociable whale who was having fun swimming to and from the other 2 pangas in the lagoon. He would come over and visit each person in turns, and then he would saunter over to the other boats and do the same.








We spent about an hour with him and finally left to head back to shore. About 10 minutes later, he surprised us by playing dolphin right next to the boat which made us all scream! He had been following us back in that crazy whale. Just when he was trying to sidle up to us once again, another big whale came over and pushed him away and wouldn’t let him get near us. This whale providing interference has some serious scars from having been hit by a ship propeller.

We encountered three different friendly whales this trip and saw so much action all around us. Televisa was filming and the segment is supposed to air on the news on Monday. We were all so glad we had been patient and decided to venture out that day.

After our awesome trip, we had a nice lunch of fish and shrimp tacos and seafood chowder. Island Builder and his wife set out north and the other Nomads headed for Asuncion.

The skies cleared and wind dropped and it was a beautiful afternoon so Zoe and I hung out for awhile at the beach with an old amigo I hadn’t seen in 10 years catching up on each others adventures. It turned out to be an amazing day at the lagoon and I cant wait to get back there in a couple weeks for my birthday bash.



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Shari, these are beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing......Linda

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Originally posted by shari check out this baja style pop up camper...whoa!

Shari - beautiful pix. We saw a whale being guided along by ? dolphins close to shore this a.m. Also wondered if it was being stalked by smaller killer whales, but it did seems as though it was dolphins.

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Whales and having a house on wheels in Baja. Life is good!

[Edited on 2-17-2012 by windgrrl]

Fantastic fotos, Amiga. The whales love the Lagunas calm waters especially in bad weather. Lots of westerly winds down here on the s/w Pacific coast. It's been blowing all week with only one morning surf session before the wind came up! Spring weather very early?! Glad to see you guys enjoyed the whales regardless of weather; looks like Oregon. Tio

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