The Whales At Los Cabos

Posted on | February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I find it fulfilling to go up the mountains or maybe spend time by beach. I’ve traveled to many places just to see beaches from all over the world. Last January, my good friends Ardie and Kyle invited me to join them for their trip to Los Cabos. Being a frequent traveler, I thought it was just another normal beach to go to. Of course I still wanted to enjoy a good vacation but there wasn’t really much excitement on my part. But that perception changed upon reaching Los Cabos Mexico.

Instead of checking in our hotel upon arrival, we headed somewhere else first. Our contact and guide Julio, insisted that we go straight to the beach.Â Upon reaching the beach, there were a lot of people on the shore and several boats on the waters. I tried my best to get through the crowd to have a look, and I what I saw was just remarkable. There was a group or family of gray whales just roaming around near the shore unafraid of humans. Some of the boats were so near to them but they seem unbothered. Having seen whales for the first time, I was in awe.

After that brief moment by the beach, we headed off to a hotel in Los Cabos where we unpacked our things and settled for awhile. AllÂ I wanted to do wasÂ go back to the beach and find a smallÂ boat to rent. Kyle looked at me with a grin thinking how I quickly had a change of heart.Â We quickly got a boat and set off to sea. And there I was, a few feet from these large amazing animals. The splashes the whales made on the waters got us all wet and enormous as they may seem, you could feel that they are actually gentle creatures. I was asking myself why I never bothered to visit the place before although I’ve heard so much about it from others.

Now, I’m planning to go back to Los Cabos.Â There are severalÂ places to see the whales up close including Cabo Pulmo, Puerto San Carlos, and Lovers Beach.