Maldo's Grocery Run to Town
As in all things at the camp.....this is a most interesting photo journal. Maldo has to drive to camp every 4 to 5 days to reprovision our camp supplies which include these items:
*food
*water
*ice
*sodas & beer
*kitchen supplies
*gasoline for the pangas
*auto supplies for repairs
There's SO much that goes into running an operation like this that this is only a HINT of what we do. I always tell my friends that it's like moving a regiment of marines through the desert during a WWII campaign and we have to keep our supply lines going and as the season goes on it's harder on all of us at camp since we have been running at 99% every day.
In Maldo's words below:
Esta foto es del mercado San Ignacio donde compro casi todo
lo nesesario para el campo como, vejetales,frutas, avarrotes etc.esta
a unas 45 millas de Laguna de San Ignacio con un camino de terraseria
en no muy buenas condiciones, al viajar se hacen aproximadamente dos horas
de ida y dos de regreso mas el tiempo en las compras.
Translation:
These photos are of the San Ignacio Market where we buy almost all of our necessary thigns for the camp such as vegtables, fruit, general supplies etc... It is 45 miles from San Ignacio Lagoon on a washboard, dirt road that takes us there in very good condition. It takes me about two hours to get to town and two hours to return plus the amount of time that it takes to purchase supplies.
*Basically it takes Maldo a full day when he leaves camp at 7am and returns around 5pm. When Maldo goes to town, he has to buy more than just food. It's fuel for boats and a whole laundry list of things for every one of the folks that work at the camp.
As in all things at the camp.....this is a most interesting photo journal. Maldo has to drive to camp every 4 to 5 days to reprovision our camp supplies which include these items:
Maldo just completed some new updates to a cabin, our shower facility and one of our bathrooms that now allows for wheelchair access. This i believe is a first in the lagoon. We've had travelers in the past that have used wheelchairs, walkers or crutches and merely assisted them when they required it. However, now we've gone a step further this year and made fully accessible facilities for anyone with a wheelchair, walker or on crutches.
Admittedly, Maldo may have gone a bit too far with the painted access sign and i expect we'll make that a little less harsh on the eyes, but his heart was in the right place when he made it. So Kudos to Maldo for taking on this project this season and completing the work. Obviously we welcome anyone to our base camp no matter the disability. There is no reason EVER that someone either wheelchair bound or with any disability what-so-ever should not be able to enjoy the remarkable scenery and up close whale watching experience that is at the lagoon. Our staff is comfortable and ready to introduce you to the events that await you.
