{"id":3406,"date":"2019-03-17T17:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T00:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2019-03-17T17:16:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T00:16:31","slug":"ballenos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/03\/17\/ballenos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballenos!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That word above (<em>ballenos<\/em>) converts to &#8220;whales&#8221; and wow, the whale watching in Scammon&#8217;s Lagoon today was as good as it gets!<\/p>\n<p>First, a couple of motorcycle beauty shots&#8230;the Bullet and the 650 in Guerrero Negro&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3403\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_9984-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_9984-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_9984-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3404\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_9989-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_9989-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_9989-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>&#8230;and next, some of the photos from our whale watching expedition earlier today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3400\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0336-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0336-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0336-600-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3399\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0334-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0334-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0334-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3398\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0288-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0288-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0288-600-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3397\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0260-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0260-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0260-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3396\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0229-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0229-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0229-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3395\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0211-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0211-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0211-600-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3394\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0158-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0158-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0158-600-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>At one point, we had four whales up against our little boat, all wanting to be petted like giant puppies. \u00a0 One even smiled for us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3405\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Balleen-2-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Balleen-2-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Balleen-2-600-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>Joe and I had a great time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3401\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0365.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0365.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190317_0365-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>After we returned, we had a couple of fish tacos at good buddy Tony&#8217;s Tacos El Muelle, and tonight, we&#8217;re trying a new restaurant in Guerrero Negro. \u00a0 Tomorrow we&#8217;re pointing the bikes north as we head back to California, and most likely we&#8217;ll stay in the El Rosario\/San Quintin area again.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence of Suburbia.\u00a0 I love it.\u00a0 Gresh thinks he&#8217;s riding the Bullet tomorrow. \u00a0 We&#8217;ll see&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That word above (ballenos) converts to &#8220;whales&#8221; and wow, the whale watching in Scammon&#8217;s Lagoon today was as good as it gets! First, a couple of motorcycle beauty shots&#8230;the Bullet and the 650 in Guerrero Negro&#8230; &#8230;and next, some of the photos from our whale watching expedition earlier today&#8230; At one point, we had four &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/03\/17\/ballenos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ballenos!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,63,66,610],"tags":[3,419,154],"class_list":["post-3406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amazon","category-baja","category-joe-gresh","category-royal-enfield","tag-baja","tag-royal-enfield","tag-whale-watching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3407,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406\/revisions\/3407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}