My heart raced as I reached down over the side and touched the soft, rubbery face with my fingers. I leaned over, dropping my face an inch or two below the surface, and gave the whale a quick kiss. Kissing a whale wasn't something I had set out to do. It just happened. It happened at San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with several other people and 300 whales looking on.
Few people can claim they've kissed a whale.
It is also possible to see gray whales in Scammon's Lagoon to the north, and Magdalena Bay to the south. Several companies offer whale tours to the various lagoons, and local fishermen have learned to approach the whales as well. You can also just pitch your tent and camp on the beach. Baja beaches are camper-friendly. Although Baja is motorhome friendly, the rough road to the lagoon at San Ignacio is not.