Good Evening from the Hyatt Place,
Today we started with a early wake up at 5:45 to catch a quick breakfast before we went on our four hour journey to Puerto Lopez Mateos for a whale watch. Half way through the journey, we stopped at a gas station called Oxxo. There, all of us grabbed a quick snack and some of us got the chance to pay with U.S. currency and get pesos back in change (1 U.S. dollar = 18.25 pesos). Then we continued our journey and finally arrived at Magdelena Bay two hours later. From there we went on two separate motor boats and made our way to the birthing grounds of the wonderful Grey Whales. Right as we got to that area, we spotted a baby whale and her mom surfacing. For the next few hours we chased whales to try get a kiss, but sadly they fled from the bay to the Pacific Ocean were it is too dangerous for us to follow. During this chase we got the chance to see two Sea Lions which we were led to believe were following the whales. After the whale chase, we shored at an endless barrier island full of sand dunes. We then made our way back to shore and headed to lunch. We went to Baja Mar where we were served Halibut, fried shrimp and spiny lobster tails (Yes Mom and Dad we tried it all). After that delicious lunch, we made our way back to La Paz, which was four hours. To finish the day off, we stopped at Dairy Queen and got a cold delicious cone which we asked for in Spanish and went back to the hotel to settle down and relax for the night. Tomorrow we start our day to the remote island at 8 am......
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| Tanner and David trying lobster for the first time! |
Tanner and David
