Whale Shark snorkeling in Baja California

I have been trying to see Whale Sharks for years now, even planning a few trips to put myself where they were like to be, but I have always missed them, sometimes by only a few days. Anyway, I didn't expect the chance to see them in Baja California because I thought the season was wrong. Turns out a group of them live in the waters near La Paz year round. We saw two different ones of similar size - I would guess about 12 feet long, but yesterday, they saw a big one which they said was longer than there 18 foot boat. Not that I am disappointed, I had three very close encounters with a huge peaceful creature, twice, I was the only one in the water with it. On all three occasions, I could have touched it, but resisted since it is against the regulations and can frighten them.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• Whale Shark
• Baja California
• Mexico
• La Paz
• Sea of Cortez
• Gulf of California

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How cool is that?!