shari
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First Whale Watch tour of 2018 in Laguna Ojo de Liebre
We headed over to GN and stayed at Hotel Baja Oasis a couple nights ago. My grandson Izaak made immediate friends with one of our guests Sammy!
I am happy to report that the road to the lagoon is freshly graded and the whale signs are up to direct you out to the lagoon.
The Ejido campground is in great shape and it was so nice to be back there and the weather was perfect!
It seems the whales are arriving a bit late but we saw a couple whales in front of the camp spyhopping and about a dozen of them from the panga. I got
several photo ID's of the newcomers. WE also saw a mating trio and a nice big breach!
We saw 3 mothers with calves about a week or two old and the best encounter we had was with this Mom who had a newborn who was only a few days old as
it still had the fetal folds....those vertical stripes on it's body. Look at that cute little pug nose with the dimples!
The new mothers were protective of their new babies and we stayed a respectful distance away from them as is the technique this time of year to win
their trust.
Here we are relaxing at the Interpretive Center with a cerveza after our trip.
More whales are entering the lagoon every day so I look forward to our next trip out on Jan.15-17. We have space on it so far if anyone wants to join
us for some whale magic!
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Great photos, Shari.
Hey, when is Izaak going to be back in Ensenada? Santa left a package for him at our house.
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shari
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I am taking him to Ensenada tomorrow so see you soon I hope if we dont fall into a pothole!
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Cool pics, love the whale art in the concrete floor.
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Excellent, thanks.
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Thank you for the update- looks wonderful as always!
Who is managing the restaurant this year?
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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shari
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One of the original lancheros named Gil..he was the first person to lay his hands on a whale way back when....his wife and family will be running the
restaurant and Noe's sister is in the ticket office...a great team this year!
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If it is possible... I would love to be there this year.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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shari
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come for my birthday bash amigo....March 3rd...party the evening of the 2nd and whale shmoozing the 3rd.
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