Hola, Amigos,
Did you miss us last week? We were on a mini-Baja vacation early in the week, so I decided that you all could just wait another week for our news and photos, and besides, you'll probably get twice as many photos as usual! We went with friends Debi and Sandy to Magdalena Bay to do some whale watching with our favorite guide, Crispin Mendoza. He can ALWAYS find whales for you to see and get close to.
It was a gorgeous day (Ben checked the weather carefully, and chose the perfect one for us!) We were on the water before sunrise and ready to go find some whales.
The only bad part is that it was a LONG boat ride. The whales have decided to hang out at the south end of Mag Bay, and San Carlos, where we start, is at the north end of the bay! We left San Carlos (green pencil) and went almost to the little fishing village of Cancun (near the yellow pencil).
We motored for about 1 1/2 hours before we saw our first whales. We could get close, but most of them turned away from us or went tail up, so we knew we wouldn't see those for a while.
This is what they call whale footprints. It's the formation on the water that is made as a whale swims just below the surface.
We saw this beautiful French sailboat (we talked a bit with the people on board).
And we saw lots of tails! (See the sails of the same sailboat on the horizon?)
Did you miss us last week? We were on a mini-Baja vacation early in the week, so I decided that you all could just wait another week for our news and photos, and besides, you'll probably get twice as many photos as usual! We went with friends Debi and Sandy to Magdalena Bay to do some whale watching with our favorite guide, Crispin Mendoza. He can ALWAYS find whales for you to see and get close to.
It was a gorgeous day (Ben checked the weather carefully, and chose the perfect one for us!) We were on the water before sunrise and ready to go find some whales.
The only bad part is that it was a LONG boat ride. The whales have decided to hang out at the south end of Mag Bay, and San Carlos, where we start, is at the north end of the bay! We left San Carlos (green pencil) and went almost to the little fishing village of Cancun (near the yellow pencil).
We motored for about 1 1/2 hours before we saw our first whales. We could get close, but most of them turned away from us or went tail up, so we knew we wouldn't see those for a while.
This is what they call whale footprints. It's the formation on the water that is made as a whale swims just below the surface.
We saw this beautiful French sailboat (we talked a bit with the people on board).
And we saw lots of tails! (See the sails of the same sailboat on the horizon?)
Crispin decided that since more boats with whale watchers hadn't shown up where we were, they must have found a friendly whale further back, so we headed back north. Sure enough, 5 or 6 pangas were gathered around a friendly mama and her nice sized baby. Each of us on the boat had a chance to touch and/or pet a whale that day!
I've got some great whale videos loaded to our February 2015 Picasa album, so be sure to check that out!
Another great part of our visit to San Carlos is fresh seafood for a reasonable price...and we're not just talking about eating it there! We're talking about bringing home big coolers full of shrimp, clams, and lobster! Yum! This year, we managed to bring home a reasonable amount of clams, so Ben and Sandy didn't have to spend hours cleaning the silly things (a full gunny sack last year!) We had a clam feed at our house on Saturday night attended by people who appreciate a clam bake, Mexican style!
Other than that, it's pretty quiet here at Casa Purkey. We're waiting for our springtime guests to start showing up (you have bought your tickets, haven't you, JM and AM??? and DS???) The flowers keep blooming, the agave stalk keeps growing (see it in the Picasa album). We are staying healthy, and life is good. We have noticed that some people are already itching to head north, and some are on their way, but we're perfectly happy to stay here and enjoy the warm temperatures, sunshine and clear skies (and the delicious seafood!) Besides that, Ben hasn't quite finished all his woodworking projects yet. He's building some upper kitchen cabinets now for a Mexican amiga from Campemento. He did finish this item that has been on his list for two years; a glass fronted cabinet to hold all his "toys" (or...collectables). The large piece of glass took forever to get to town. The glass guy says that they're still repairing hurricane damage, and glass is hard to come by!
Nice job Grandpa! Let's see you explaining to your grandsons why they can't get their hands on these "toys" next time they visit!!
Here's my favorite flower blooming this week. This thing is at least 8" in diameter...and the colors blow me away! Each bloom is slightly different. Some with more yellow streaks and others with more red. It's too bad they only last a day.
Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos de Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
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