Los Cabos

After 14 months on the road I finally landed in Mexico, a county I'd wanted to visit for a long time. I flew into Los Cabos on the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Los Cabos, or "The Capes", is a very popular holiday resort with Americans, and while Cabo San Lucas was a bit on the tacky side, I stayed in San Jose del Cabo which is much more laid back. I loved walking around the town, with the colourful papel picado flags flapping about in the breeze, the interesting street art and the unusual souvenirs. And of course Mexican food is one of the best in the world so I had been really looking forward to it! The fish tacos were truly amazing, especially washed down with a margarita or mezcalita.

However, the reason that I made sure to be in Mexico in February is because it's peak whale season! At this time of year humpback whales migrate to the waters around the southern Baja peninsula to mate and give birth. There are thousands of humpbacks in the area and they are so close to the land that I saw one from the bus one day! But I had to do and see them properly so I headed to the marina in Cabo San Lucas to get a boat. We saw dozens of whales swimming around and spraying with their blow holes. They really are such majestic creatures, I wanted to watch them all day. In fact I loved it so much that I went out again the next day! The 2nd trip was just as amazing, this time there were two whales that were breaching every 30 seconds or so for over 10 minutes. Every now and then they'd breach at exactly the same time, it was one of the best things that I've ever seen! Czytaj więcej