baja visitor

Found this video of a group called the Great Whale Consevancy as one of their founders comes across a young Humpback Whale caught in a gill net in the Sea of Cortez. It's so incredible scenes of their rescue and compassion. Also, at the end the whale breaches more than 40 times. Just incredible. http://www.wimp.com/humpbackwhale/

Found this website with a new twist and view of the Baja California most people don't see. Not tourism promotional videos, but it's full of the real Baja and some humor. The multiple clips on the site seem to highlight the area between Rosarito and Ensenada.

I am so saddened by the sinking of the sportfishing boat "Erik" our of San Felipe with 43 people aboard including US fisherman and a Mexican crew. Most survived by swimmming to shore or being rescued by local pangueros or even a US father/son our fishing, but 7 are still missing. The families have set up a Facebook page and a blog to keep updated and also let you know how to help. They are accepting donations to to send down people to keep the search going when the Mexican and US stop. Click on the links and see if you can help. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-our-Fathers/237248496303346 http://findourfathers.blogspot.com/

Check out this review from Ed Bedford of the San Diego Reader. Along with Chef Rick Bayless' recent comments about the great food in Tijuana, this is some good positive information on the city. I'll be trying it out next time across the border. Review: El Museo Restaurant Two wooden, life-size vaqueros glare out at you from behind their giant cigars. They may be the last evidence that this used to be a curio store, here at the bottom of Avenida Revolución in Tijuana. Now it’s a…what? Museum? Eatery? Yes and yes. It’s called El Museo; it’s a few months old. It’s 3:00 in the afternoon — Mexican lunchtime — and Agustín, the guy standing outside trying to lure customers in, mentions that they have a three-course lunch special with free lemonade for 65 pesos. That’s about six bucks. Sounds good, and I’m open to persuasion. My stomach feels like an empty parking lot. I could sit outside at tables beside the avenue. They also have a streetside bar where you can haul up a stool and dow...