Nah, not that kind....

I'm going to Baja for 11 days and I won't be bringing a laptop. You know what that means...no OS! No comments, no posts, no Freaky, no squirrel...what am I gonna do!!

Oh, that's right. I'm going to be on a boat in the Sea of Cortez for seven days, snorkeling with sea lions, watching whales, and drinking margaritas. (Don't hate me.) Then, after a night in La Paz, we're headed to the Pacific coast for two nights at Magdalena Bay, where we'll camp and kayak and go out in skiffs to see the gray whales and their calves.

Aside from replenishing a severely depleted solar battery, this trip is a celebration of sorts, the end of the first phase of starting my new life and the start of the next. Onward!

Reading list (for the Bibliofiles): I'm bringing John Steinbeck's Log from the Sea of Cortez, Three Cups of Tea, Maisie Dobbs, the Lonely Planet Guide to Baja (of course) and most importantly, a brand new blank moleskin notebook (plain pages, large). 

Packing list: 2 bathing suits, sunscreen, sunglasses. I think that's it. Oh, wait, my camera.

I'll tip a glass in your direction, my virtual friends, and come home with plenty of pictures and stories. And I'll keep a sharp eye peeled for Aretha's hat. 

(This picture has nothing to do with Baja, but I *know* how you people are about pictures, and it was the sunniest thing I could find when I really should be packing. Hasta luego, amigos!)