01 Our journey to the whales proceeds quickly and soon we find ourselves amidst tons of cacti.JPG

02 Very tall cacti.JPG

03 Mark on top of the world.JPG

04 Jorgen and Talitha look on.JPG

05 James is collecting cactus skeletons.JPG

06 Getting gas.JPG

07 We arrive at our Bed and Breakfast by daylight.JPG

08 Jorgen does his balancing act.JPG

09 And he is the crocodile tamer.JPG

10 Emilia sticks with the dogs.JPG

11 Breakfast is a lavish affair with eggs, bacon, fruit, juice AND coffee.JPG

12 Our first daytrip is to Santa Rosalia, just south of San Ignacio where Highway 1 meets the Sea of Cortez for the first time.JPG

13 The town boasts the only prefab church that was designed by Eiffel, yes that guy from the Eiffel tower.JPG

14 It was displayed at the world fair in Paris, put back into its boxs and shiped to here.JPG

15 Santa Rosalia harbor.JPG

16 Ocean viewing.JPG

17 Our hostess had recommended this bakery, tucked away from the main road.JPG

18 We do not know where to look with all thos choice.JPG

19 A quick peek in the actual bakery with even more bread and cookie choices.JPG

20 With our bags full of goodies we find a nice beach all to our selves.jpg

21 Emilia eats a cookie.JPG

22 James hopes to catch some dinner.JPG

23 Sussie takes a break.JPG

24 Is this dinner.JPG

25 Ohoh they squirt purple ink.JPG

26 More animals.JPG

27 A garden eel that keeps trying to bury its head in the sand.JPG

28 Then our big day - we go whale watching and touching.JPG

29 Our boat is just like this one, tiny compared with the whales.JPG

30 Two whales coming up for air.JPG

31 Yay.JPG

32 Spyhop sequence.jpg

33 Tail tail tail, yells the captain.JPG

34 Spy hop.jpeg

35 Whale blowing.jpeg

36 Whale next to the boat.jpeg

37 Emilia tries to touch one too.JPG

38 Whale under water.jpeg

39 The whales are really close.JPG

40 Touching the whales.jpeg

41 Baby whale up close and personal.jpeg

42 James scouts for more.JPG

43 Jorgen is happy.JPG

44 Afterwards we enjoy some homestyle cooking - delicious.JPG

45 On our drive back we stop by some salt lakes.JPG

46 The salt looks just like snow.JPG

47 Mission de San Ignacio.JPG

48 View from the Mission.JPG

49 A quick canoe trip takes us to the start of the river.JPG

50 James, Emilia and Jorgen.JPG

51 Mark trying to make Emilie wet, in five minutes the rain will start puring down and soak us all.JPG

52 In the evening in restaurant Rice and Beans we relive how the whales spy-hopped.JPG

53 Just like that, btw did you see those margueritas.JPG

54 The next day we spend at Campo Rene.JPG

55 Some kayaking.JPG

56 Some fishing.JPG

57 Some shell finding.JPG

58 Not unsuccesfully.JPG

59 Happy driving.JPG

60 James and Mark.JPG

61 A stroll around the campsite.JPG

62 Turkey vultures roosting.JPG

63 Elevated view of the town of San Ignacio.JPG

64 Turkey vulture in flight.JPG

65 More turkey vultures circling the town.JPG

66 Moon.JPG

67 Sunrise on the way back home.JPG