Ojo De Liebre Whale watching tour

We are staying at Ojo De Liebre Lagoon Campground. It was dinner time when we got to the campground and they have a little restaurant, so we had dinner here.  We had fish and shrimp taco’s.  They were very good!   We got up early and went for a whale watching tour.  There were 6 of us on the boat and the guide (Antonio).  He took us out on the lagoon and we got up close and personal with the whales!!  I cannot believe how friendly these whales are!  They come right up to the boat you can pet them!!  They love it!!!  I have to say that this has been the highlight of the trip so far!!  The guide told us that as of today there were 1200 whales in the Lagoon.  The whales come all the way from the Bearing Sea in Alaska to the Ojo De Liebre Lagoon to give birth to their babies.  They do this trip every year!  We got to spend an hour with the whales, and we got lots of great pictures!!  To get to this campground you drive across the salt flats, which is very cool!!  This campground has designated spots and is wide open.  We have a terrific view of the lagoon!  We sit outside and can watch the whales breaching and spouting right from our campsite!!  This is a very nice place, although it is windy!!

El Pabellon Rv Park, San Quintin and Rancho Santa Inez RV Park, Catavina

On Feb. 3rd we travelled to El Pabellon RV Park just south of San Quintin.  This is a very nice place to stay.  Easy to get in and out of.  Just over the dunes is a beach that goes for miles!  It is a very beautiful place.  We stayed hear for 2 nights then we got on the road to our next stop which was Rancho Santa Inez in Catavina.  The road was quite narrow in places.  We went through another Military stop which was a breeze.  They have been so friendly and only asked us were we came from and where we are going.  The landscape is so cool through here, with very different types of cactus, also it looks like the earth threw up big bolders!!  We had to go through 2 areas of the road which was washed out, made for an interesting drive.  With all the bouncing on these roads we have a few things that come out of cupboards and also a shelf that came loose and one of the screws on the end of one of our blinds came loose!  I cringe every time I go inside to set up!!  Rancho Santa Inez Campground is a big open dirt lot that has a few tree’s.  It has a lot of room to go in and out.  They have a little restaurant here so we had dinner there.  It was quite good and very cheap!  We spent one night at this campground.

La Bufadora

On February 4th we went to see La Bufadora.  It is a waterspout and a very popular spot to see.  We parked and walked through the venders who try to sell you their wares as you walk by their stores.  The waterspout is very cool.  It is quite awe inspiring!!  We also saw seals out in the ocean.  The views are quite amazing!!  We spent about 1 1/2 hours walking around and taking pictures.  It was well worth going to see!!

January 28th to February 2nd-Hemet Ca to Ensenada Mexico

We stayed a week at the Golden Village Palms Resort in Hemet, California.  It is a very nice resort with pools, hot tubs, and lots of activities!  The only thing I did not like was the multiple sirens we heard all day long, and the road noise as we were parked at the back of the resort where there was a busy road behind the fence.  We spent time lounging by the pool, and I also played pool Volley Ball for 2 hours, it was a lot of fun!  The week went by very fast!  On Jan. 31st we took off for Potrero County Park to stay one night before we went across the border at Tecate.  This park was beautiful, and very quiet!  We plan to stay for a couple of days on our return trip.  On Feb. 1st we crossed the border at Tecate.  We got our tourist cards and they checked our unit.  It was a very non-stressful crossing.  Everyone was so nice!  We are in the BAJA!!!!!!  Our first stay is La Jolla Beach Park.  The park itself is like a shanty town but we were parked right on the beach side.  Our view is spectacular!!  I love the sound of the ocean, I am in my element!!

Awesome Day!!

Today was a fantastic day!  We got ready and on the road for a day of touring.  We left at 9:30AM and drove to Palm Springs, California.  Our first stop was the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway which takes you up to an elevation of 8,516 feet.  The view was spectacular!!  There was 4 feet of snow at the top.  We couldn't walk to far on the trails because they were ice covered or closed.  It would have been nice to do some exploring.  When we got back down we stopped at the Visitors Center and had our lunch.  Next, we drove to the area where some stars used to live.   The homes where beautiful! The next thing we did was drove to Joshua Tree National Park.  It was quite beautiful with a very diverse landscape.  We saw different types of cactus, and the Joshua Tree, also huge boulders they were so neat to see.  This is a place we are definitely coming back to.  There are so many things to see and hikes to take.  We will take a whole day and just explore the park!  To end the day we went to Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown Palace for supper.  It is a very unique place, and the food was delicious!  We got back home at 9:30PM.  We all had a super day!!

Crazy Weather

Last night we stayed in a Flying J Truck Stop in Lebec, California.  During the night the winds picked up and it started pouring!!  We woke up to very strong winds and pouring rain, the wind was so strong it tore our slide cover!!  This did not made me very happy.  We waited till after lunch to leave, the winds died down but it was still pouring rain.  We packed up and took off for our next stop Valencia Travel Village RV Park in Castaic, California.  It was not a very long drive but it was extremely stressful!!  There were accidents all over the place, we even saw an SUV loose control and go flying into the median guard rail, it was scary!!!  We are staying at this RV Park for 2 days then we head to Hemet for a week stay in a 5 star resort.  I sure hope the weather is going to be better, because I have to say it sure has sucked so far!!!