The quick change and in the scenery and in the climate was remarkable.....
Our guide told us that this is one of the most remote places on earth and the population density here is less than in the Sahara Desert!!!
I thought that West Texas was desolate....!! Remember the beautiful oasis that we were in about 45 minutes ago???
Our roadbed is slightly elevated from the surrounding terrain and runs east and west....we are heading west and are looking towards the south or left hand side of the road heading to the Laguna. Why is this important you ask? Take a gander at the next couple of pics..
This is a view of the north side of the road.....whats the white stuff you wonder.....its salt....OK whats the big deal??? keep reading my friends.............
Looking north again....hey look at the water...wait a minute!! It doesn't rain much here and hasn't for months...whats the deal??
Again our guide came to the rescue to solve the mystery of the source of this water.....it seems that when there are exceptionally high Pacific Ocean tides specially coupled with a storm event, the ocean water will flood this portion of the Baja with salt water.
Oh!! we exclaimed...."interesting" ...."how far is the Pacific from here" I asked. "About 40 miles" said the guide!!!! 40 miles my friends....
After about 2 hours or so we arrived at the Laguna.......
Our first view of the home base for the pangueros who will take us out to interact with the whales.....next time we'll hit the water...
until then...peace to us all
