ZOSHA'S WAKE: Whale Watching - Loading the boat

Sorry my friends that its been so long to get this current whale watching blog posted.....there has been alot going on here and an unexpected trip back to the states has really screwed up our time lines....we're back to normal now......or as normal as we can get....OK folks here we go............................

Coming into the panguereo camp.....Pretty desolate place....

One of those buildings is the communal bathroom.....

All the amenities.......

Huge Osprey having lunch....

This place is totally off the grid...water is periodically brought out here by government trucks.....

Nice little restaurant..... two things on the menu....fried fish or broiled fish....if you don't like fish......well, you know!!!

Getting our PFD's on ....getting ready to go out....the whales are in a smaller bay about 30 minutes away.

A little Laguna San Ignacio hottie....

The orientation poster that we all go over with the guide before disembarking.....the reference points on the drawing of the whale are areas that you DO NOT TOUCH when they come up to the boat.....

a. aletas are fins

b. gibas means do not touch, bother, or annoy

c. espiracules is the whales blow hole

d. surcos gulares are the folds and furrows around the whales mouth

e. 14 mts. long equals about 46 feet

f. 31.5 metric tons equals about 69,500 pounds

g. the whales migrate from the Bering Sea to Mexico to have their babies each year in the spring.....16,000 km is 9941 miles....the travel time is 5 - 8 semanas (weeks)

Tana and two of our boat mates......Sunshine in the middle and Moonglow on the right

Walking out to the pangas.....remember to shuffle your feet to scare the sting rays away.....actually the water was very clear and you could hopefully see them before stepping on one!!! I hoped..