Author: Ed Hovorka

Oregon Coast (Whale Watching?)

On December 30th, we took at day trip to the Oregon coast. Gray whales travel along Oregon’s coast, heading south in December, from Alaska to Baja.  This was supposed to be the peak week to view them.  The problem is that the whales are about a mile out, and well, mostly under water.  So they are hard to see. Unfortunately we did not see any (Can you call it ‘whale watching’ if you don’t see any?).  But the waves were cool to look at, some 15 feet high.

Maybe we will go back out in March when they return from fun and sun in Mexico; they are supposed to be closer to shore then.

Guanajuato Fire Investigation Results

We received an update about the explosion and fire at the AirBNB in Guanajuato.  The owner sent us a copy of the official investigation report.

The explosion was not caused by a gas leak.  There was a cell phone left charging overnight.  The phone’s battery overheated and exploded, starting the flammable furniture and curtains on fire.  Then someone opened a door causing a rush of oxygen and a backdraft (which was the big boom we heard).