OMG!!! This is always the highlight of the trip. How many people get to TOUCH A WHALE or like Danny, KISS one. One whale in particular seemed to crave attention and went from one boat to the other wanting to touch the humans. The boats don't approach the whales; the whales come to the boats and there were alot of them that day.
The facts are that Guerrero Negro (Black Warrior in Spanish) is the mating and birthing area for Grey whales. They migrate annually from the Bering sea in Alaska to this place on the Pacific side of Baja, Mexico. There is a large lagoon there where the high salinity of the water makes it easier for the newborn calves to rise to the surface. That is also why there is one of the largest sea salt plants in the world in the area. We are playing on a mountain of rock or road salt. There is a separate area that produces table salt and they won't let you climb on that.
Thanks to everyone who contributed pictures. I had over 200 pictures to whittle down to a reasonable number to post ENJOY
FIRST STOP VISITING THE SALT PLANT
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| OUR GROUP |
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| HARVESTING EQUIPMENT |
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| NO IT'S NOT SNOW |
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| OH REALLY DAN THINKS IT'S COLD |
WATCHING THE WHALES FROM A DISTANCE
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| THAR SHE BLOWS |
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| OH ROUGH DAY AT WORK |
WAGONMASTERS BOAT
TAILGUNNERS BOAT
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