This morning we left at 0730 to go over to the Pacific side - to Magdalena Bay. The grey whales migrate all the way down here from Alaska each winter to calve in the protected lagoons. We drove for two hours: first south, then west up switchbacks into the mountains, then on the flat straight roads across the desert, stopping to take photos of ospreys; every tenth power pole had a platform for the nests.
At the marina we donned our life jackets and went out in a panga. The first thing we saw was a small National Geographic ship, loading people into zodiacs. Soon we saw our first mother and baby whale; the mothers are grey, and the little ones are darker. We saw lots in the lagoon, some surfaced quite close to the boat. Twice we saw adults spyhopping! It was amazing. We saw dolphins, and along the shore saw herons, pelicans, egrets, cormorants and of course gulls.
After a lunch at a nearby restaurant, where we were all served the combo: fish, prawns and lobster, we headed back to Loreto.
Later, five of us from the Inn went up to the rooftop bar at the Posada de Los Flores, and sipped margaritas while watching the sunset and then the full moon appear.
Photo by trevor_clark77 (Flickr Creative Commons)
