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biggrin.gif posted on 3-2-2005 at 08:33 PM
Off to see the Whales!


We are heading down to Guerreo Negro to see the whales this weekend (Mar 4-5).
Will post trip report when we get back on Monday. Enrique says there are over 2000 whales in the bay this week:tumble::tumble:
Will be at Cielito Lindo for crab on Saturday night;)
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[*] posted on 3-7-2005 at 10:47 PM
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We started South on Friday morning, and hit the border at 6am. The IMS office at San Yisdro is under construction, but got our FM-3s stamped an off to Ensenada for breakfast.
Got pesos in Ensenada at an ATM, and drove down to El Rosario to gas up before heading into the central desert. The drive so far had been spectacular to see Baja so green at every turn. In the 30 years I have been driving down, I had never witnessed the fields so alive with colors and grass where there had never been anything.
We got into Guerrero Negro around 5pm, after many stops along the way to get out and photograph the desert. Our hotel rooms were waiting for us at the El Morro Hotel ($31per night for 2 persons), and we went down to Malarrimo for a great White Sea Bass dinner ($10 ea).
Next day we were up and at the office for Eco-Tours, where Victor got us set up for the tour that started at 8am from their office. We loaded on to a old school bus that took us out to boats (about 10 persons in each boat). The cost for the tour at Eco-Tours is $46 per person for the 4 hour trip, which also includes a lunch on the boat.
Out on the bay, we came across whales everywhere we looked. Mother and babies swimming along side each other. Larger whales breaching all around us. Dolphins were swimming with the baby whales at play.
We came across one pair of whales who kept coming to the boat to rub their backs on the bottom of the boat. It was as always only more experience that makes Baja such a special place to be.
After our arrival back at the office, we stored all our gear and headed back up to San Quintin to stay for the night. We arrived at the La Pinta Hotel around 4:30pm to drive out on the beach in front and watch the sunset in the Pacific. After dark we drove over to Cielito Lindo for dinner with the ?crabs? . The shrimp were also very fresh that night.
Sunday morning we rolled out of the La Pinta, and drove up to Ensenada for some quick shopping. Then on up to Tecate to cross, but got into the longest line I had ever seen there. We waited over 90 mins to up the US gates, and saw lots of people try every way to cut into line. Because the line is so long the Tecate cops are really patrolling for these people.
The MX side in Tecate is still not ready for the new US gates, so be prepared for a delay if you are used to a quick time thru at this location.
This is a great time to go down to see the whales, but drive right now for the next few weeks will never be forgotten.
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[*] posted on 3-7-2005 at 11:02 PM


Great trip report Kris, thank you!

Once the Mexican side lanes are fixed, will Tecate be better than before, you think?




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