Finally! I’ve posted the first video of our trip to Loreto and Magdelena Bay of March this year. This was our first whale watching trip. I had my whale watching preconceptions blown away. This trip was very well organized (thank you Cynthia) and the boat operators were excellent. The food and accommodations were both quite good.

Here’s a photo of “the crew” and the owner of the restaurant and villas at Magdelena bay. The owner is a kick, he had us all dancing with the kitchen crew after serving us all a shot of tequila.

I’m only now posting the video after “rediscovering” them while testing wifi connectivity between home devices and a smart TV. One of my PCs connected to the TV and started showing videos from Magdelena Bay. Ellen and I were transfixed and transported right back to Mexico.

Heading out, the first day

In March the gray whales calf. The males are long gone, but the females stay in protected bays to teach their calves how to be a whale. Almost every time we spotted a gray whale, she was with a calf. There was one solitary whale that we came upon multiple times. We called her “white stripe” because she had a distinctive white marking on her back.

Ellen’s “Nat Geo” Shot

Unfortunately, on the way back to Loreto from Magdelena Bay I got terribly sick. Some others in our group came down with something similar and to a greater or lesser extent. We have no idea which food or drink might have caused the problem. It seemed entirely random. Everyone shared everything pretty much and no one item seemed to be the culprit. Was I very careful with food and drink? Not really. Would I do it all over again? Oh YEAH!

Larry and Barb went fishing a few times and brought back a ton of fish that the staff at the Giggling Dolphin cooked up for us. It was gooood. I was “sick as a dog” (wonder what that actually derives from) on the day I planned to go with Larry.

We had fun, met a bunch of great people, and have some fond memories of “it all”.

Yogie

Yogie stood amidships the entire day for days on end. Yogie’s a nickname Larry gave Steve some time ago.

We will enjoy returning to Loreto and Magdelena bay over the next few years and rekindling some memories.

Ron