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New York Times: Watching Whales Watching Us

Guest post by Jane Lurie. Yesterday a friend of mine gave me his copy of the July 12 New York Times Magazine. I have shared many tales of our whale watching experiences in Magadalena Bay with him. This Magazine has an article called Watching Whales Watching Us and it is...

Loreto Bay: When more information is less information…

This just in from "The Team at Loreto Bay News"...

Bhutan 2009: Bangkok -> Calcutta [STOP]

Then they wanted us to hand over our passport. Our confidence level was at a low so Dom and I refused which caused a tremendous amount of consternation.

Bhutan 2009: San Francisco -> Hong Kong -> Bangkok

Once in Hong Kong we stopped at a noodle bar in the airport for a big bowl of noodles, fried wontons, and fresh chow fun. Delicious!

Bionic knee: My story

Guest post by Jane Lurie. SSC is a great place to keep up with all of the cutting edge developments in technology. I love expanding my tech horizons as I read all the entries. I have been experiencing the miracle of a technological development in medicine and I am continually amazed...

Olin Wines of Concord, California opens for business

While some of us suffer, south of the border in the Baja, most in Northern California interested in wine, concentrate on what is happening with the latest releases and winery news. On Saturday June 13 Olin Wines, a small artisan winery focused on Cabernet Sauvignon, opened officially for business in...

Caravan North from Loreto to San Francisco

Sunday and all parties have checked in. The SF Caravan North of four more Loretoean WantaBe's has successfully landed. The search for the northern territory (AKA USA) started Thursday night where the "clan" plotted the drive north. Early Friday morning the caravan came together and started the trek north on...

Loreto “hump day” chores

It's hard to believe that the week is half over and the weekend is almost here. We have only one more day left in Loreto for this trip. Friday we start the 3 day drive up the Baja and Hwy 5 back to Danville. No more swimming...

Loreto adventures aboard the Suave Mar

The humidity was down a bit yesterday which was great news as we'd planned to take our boat, aptly named Suave Mar, out to sight see around the bay. So being not so early morning people, we hit the dock at 10:00 AM to head out with some...

Farmer’s market, McLulu’s and Loreto Bay on a Slow Sunday

The farmer's market is open again after being closed due to the "Swine Flu issue." We were a bit late in getting moving this morning and didn't get into town until about 9:00 AM. Following the ritual stop for coffee at the "new" (1 year old now)...