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Getting up close and personal with a Humpback Whale is one of my favorite childhood memories. Living in San Diego, we get the chance yearly to experience the majestic giant the Gray Whale.
As many as 5,000 Gray Whales have been known to visit Baja California from January to March in order to give birth to their young in its warm protected bays. It is amazing to see these giants as they glide effortlessly through the waves, expressing their true mastery of water. To look into whale's eyes is to see something primal, yet strangely aware and calm.
The best place to go whale-watching in Baja, California is from the hippy village of Loreto. The site of the former Spanish Colonial Port for the Sea of Cortez, Loreto is a favorite among kayakers, divers, and whale-watchers alike.
One can rent a car in Loreto, using it as a base-camp. From Loreto it is a lovely overland drive to Bahia Magdalena (home of a lovely church of the Black Madonna), where you can board a skiff going out on the lagoon to mingle among the Gray Whales, and if you are lucky a few Humpbacks.
Among the whales present are those called ‘friendlies’, these whales are known for coming right up to your boat and hanging out eyeing you in curiosity. If you are very fortunate, you get a whale that allows you to pet them.
Don’t appear threatening to any calves that come up to your boat, as mother gray whales are very protective of their young.
Your San Diego Gay Travel Examiner recommends going to down to Baja, California as soon as possible. Due to expanding farming, oil drilling, and highway construction putting pressure on a fragile eco-system, the future of the Gray Whales in Baja, California is uncertain at best.
**Visit Baja, California for more information. **
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