Blogs from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America - page 6

The Sea of Cortez is a great area for whale watching. The whales travel every year from Alaska down to Mexico, they love the Bay of Magdalena as they are a great feeding area. It is a well know calving area too. We drove up to Lopez Mateos to go on a whale watching trip. With memories of aching backs close at hand, we were happy to see that this excursion takes place inside a well protected bay. The panga’s as the boats are called take out 6 people at a time to see the grey whales. It was easy to spot the whales as there were so many. We spent 2 hours following around different whales with their babies. AT times, the boat was almost close enough to touch the backs of these incredible creatures. ... read more

While Mark is busy doing Spanish homework, I will take the opportunity to send a new update. We took a week off from Spanish lessons to tour the country when Kendra came to visit for a week with her boyfriend Scott. We picked them up at the San Jose/Cabo San Lucas airport and stayed for the night to tour the area. The next day, we took a trip out to see the Sea Lions and the famous Arch of Cabo San Lucas. It was a great trip- the arch is pretty spectacular, and you can actually see two different bodies of water at one point- the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez. We did the tourist thing in Cabo, eating lunch in a small local restaurant, where we practiced our Spanish. Ha! After we had ... read more

Here we are in La Paz , Mexico. WE arrived here via cruise ship, on the Celbrity Mercury- coming thru the Panama Canal. It was a great trip, lasting 12 days. We disembarked the ship 2 days early in order to come here to La Paz. The house we've rented is quite nice- much smaller than we had expected, but it' s just fine for us! Especially us boaters! ALl of the rooms exit to a courtyard, and the only connected rooms are the master bedroom and the bathroom. You have to go outside to get to any of the others. THe days are beautiful- sunny and warm, but not too warm. Thenights are cool- perfect for sleeping- but you need a sweater to go outside. The boardwalk here is amazing- you better start practicing your ... read more

Hello!‏ Here I am reporting from hot, sunny Mexico. On arrival in La Paz just over a week ago, I actually wasn't very well, and had to spend a day in bed sweating off my mysterious illness - nothing life-threatening, luckily!‏ That evening, I met my kayaking group for our briefing and the next day we set off on the speed boat for Isla Espiritu Santo, which is a totally undeveloped, volcanic island 18 miles away from the seaside town of La Paz, on the Baja California peninsula. The plan was to cicumnavigate it in our kayaks, camping on a different beach each night. Luckily, I managed to forget about feeling poorly for most of the time, and in the second half of the week I was almost back to my normal self, albeit with a ... read more

we are currently sitting in a little cafe in La Paz, sipping Pacificos and listening to late funky mexican pop music. life has been particularly sunny the past few days, a beautiful drive through the desert from el rosario to guerro negro...so many cacti...just everywhere. i´ve spent time in deserts before, but never deserts with so much in them. highway 1 crosses back and forth across the baja, and our first experience with the sea of cortez was in the tiny town of mulege. a beautiful town that hasn´t become as touristy as many of the others in baja...it has an old mexico feel to it. bahia concepcion satiated lindsie´s burning need for beaches (we hadn´t stopped at any till now)...and it was immaculate. we staked out a little palapa (palm shelters that provide the perfect ... read more