Whale Watching off the coast of Mexico with the Thai Girlfriend

[patsycat]

Wow!! Were you not a little worried they would capsize the teeny weeny boat?

Great pics!! And video!!

[S Landreth]

Today we spent the day here at the resort and for good reason. They had a fresh fish of the day event, where you were shown what was caught (by local fishermen) and they would have it prepared for dinner/lunch for you. We picked a small red snapper to be grilled, for tomorrow evenings dinner.

This evening at the resort they had a social gathering/BBQ for the guests. But before the BBQ there was a weekly Friday evening champagne ritual. Good food and a nice setting on the beach at sundown.

Some other meals here at the resort we shared.

Since we were at resort all day today I thought it might be a good time to show some common areas of this resort. It is a nice place and we were told the resort was fully booked, this past week.

Looking at our room from the beach

Wow!! Were you not a little worried they would capsize the teeny weeny boat?

Great pics!! And video!!

Thank you, Patsy. We were not concerned about the whales while in the boat. However the girlfriend got very excited (with joy) when they were close to the boat. These guys at Punta Mita Expeditions seem to know what they are doing. Nice guys and very knowledgeable. If anyone ever does the trip out here to the area I would recommend checking out Punta Mita Expeditions for their tours.

More whale pictures and one video from the past two days.

[kingwilly]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing. I saw some whales once in Queensland, but did not get anywhere near as close as you did! Magestic creatures!

[S Landreth]

Today we were taken to a ranch close to the resort; for our canopy tour, where you could ride horses, ATV’s and do the zip-lines as we did. Nice view and 7 different lines. Safety issues were pretty good,……..better than the zip-lines in Thailand but not as safe as the zip-lines on Maui but there were some good long runs here.

A few more whale pictures and a video of a few whales singing.

[CNF55]

Again - thanks for posting. That must have been an amazing experience.

[Yasojack]

more greats pics, what type of camera do you have?

[SiLeakHunt]

the pubs in Bolton can be quite good for whale watching as well.

[patsycat]

But do they sing as beautiful as that? Probably not, with their It's Raining Men duets!!

Brought a tear to my eye... had to keep watching it again and again.

[S Landreth]

During our last full day in Mexico we spent some of it in a small town just north of Sayulita. San Pancho is a small seaside community where the locals outnumber the tourists and where you can get good Mexican food.

The last of the whale pictures. When I started looking into whale watching I had a question how to locate them, while out. I found out they use everything from radioing each other (whale watching boats), planes/helicopters, drones and visual. We went the visual route and the captain asked us to look for blows (when a whale comes to the surface and exhales) and we would head in that direction. You can see these blows from a mile away on a clear day. Below are a few pictures.

more great pics, what type of camera do you have?

Thank you.

1) The main camera is a Canon PowerShot SX 30 IS
2) Olympus Tough TG-810
3) Ricoh GX200
4) The food pictures and two of the five videos you see posted on this thread were taken with the girlfriends Samsung Note 2

I want to thank everyone who stopped by and made a comment. It made the thread that much more interesting and helped move it along.

One last video I took while doing a zip-line.

[ossierob]

Thanks SL for a wonderful thread. It does look like a place to enjoy.What you call a zipline we call a flying fox in Australia. Very enjoyable holiday you chose as reflected by the wonderful pics. When I went fishing with my son in law a while ago off Mackay in Queensland we got very close to the Humpbacks and calves too as they come to the Whitsunday Islands to calve.

[Norton]

I want to thank everyone who stopped by and made a comment.

Thanks to you. Brought back long gone memories. 50+ years ago I spent all the time I could on the Pacific coast of Mexico and Baja. Much more developed now but they have done a good job of not over doing it.

Nothing near the posh digs you stayed in. A tent, sleeping bag and scuba gear packed into a 1961 Corvair was it.

[chitown]

These kind of threads are what made TD great.

It is refreshing amongst the new over-moderation and escort banners.

[S Landreth]

What you call a zipline we call a flying fox in Australia.

I do enjoy zip-lines (Flying Fox) but I am overly concerned about cables and anchors when I visit a new zip-line. I worked with more than a few draglines and purchased more than enough wire rope in my lifetime to want to think about those invoices again. I've seen too many breaks because of improper care or wear, so I go looking for broken wire, kinks, crimped wire, uneven wear or rust. If after the first couple of runs I don't find any faults I feel a bit safer dangling 200 feet above the ground.

When I went fishing with my son in law a while ago off Mackay in Queensland we got very close to the Humpbacks and calves too as they come to the Whitsunday Islands to calve.

They are remarkable creatures and we are looking forward to visiting Mexico again for more whale watching but maybe in January next time.

Brought back long gone memories. 50+ years ago I spent all the time I could on the Pacific coast of Mexico and Baja. Much more developed now but they have done a good job of not over doing it.

Nothing near the posh digs you stayed in. A tent, sleeping bag and scuba gear packed into a 1961 Corvair was it.

Tents and camping out along the coast. You can still do that there. While in San Pancho last Sunday we noticed two sections of the beach reserved for campers. They had water, electricity and the weather that time of year is wonderful for camping.

1961 Corvair

Memories.........My stepfather would leave to play baseball on scheduled weeknights when I was a young kid and I would occasionally sneak out and ball-up on the floor behind one of the front seats in his Corvair, hoping I wasn't caught so I could attend (how could he not know I was there?). Early one evening I snuck out and while balled up I noticed one foot was wet. I looked at the one foot and is was dripping with blood. Sharp Corvair vents got me. My stepfather was a little late getting to the game that evening and I made sure I had shoes on before pulling a stunt like that again.