This is an e-mail we received from Walter - he had gone on the whale watching tour last weekend 13/14th of February 2010:
"The whale-watching trip to Magdalena Bay on Sunday and Monday was a very nice experience, even though we saw most of the whales on Sunday. The weather on Monday morning was cold, cloudy and windy.
Octavio Aviles Cota, the tour operator, made the trip an enjoyable experience. He picked us up at our house on time and provided us with a delicious breakfast prepared by his wife, along with fresh orange juice. He had beer, water and soda in a cooler for the five-hour drive to Puerto Adolfo López Mateos. He stopped often for us to use the banos.
We stayed at the Hotel Familiar as part of the tour. The rooms were spartan but clean. Take your own mirror and be sure to tell them to turn the hot water tank on! The outside of the building was not so clean. The food served in the hotel dining room for dinner and breakfest was very good though.
On the way back we stopped in La Paz at Rancho Viejo for an outstanding lunch. We mentioned that Lilia's bakery was near by and he took us there to purchase some pastries. We stopped in San Bartolo on the way home to sample fresh-make cheese with guava jam. Once again; very good!
Overall, I would recomend this trip with Octavio. He made the trip fun and enjoyable."