Guide Report
Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon
February 5-9, 2014
By: Hayley Carmody
On the first
trip out to see the whales everyone is filled with excitement. They wonder how
close the whales will get, if they will even see whales, and of course how many
babies there are. Everyone on the boat become fast friends as they share the
excitement of seeing the gray whales so close. Between the splashing, laughing
and excitement the whales came up to the boats to see what is going on.
Splashing
became the theme of Campo Cortez this week. The babies are getting bigger and
the mothers have begun to approach the boats to say hello. Mothers and babies
spend most of their time at San Ignacio training for the journey back up to
Alaska, but even that does not stop them from coming up to see the boats once
in a while. There were a few people who were able to touch the whales, and they
spent the rest of the time rolling around under the boat.
The 7th
of February we celebrated Maldo’s birthday (for those of you who do not know Maldo--he's the camp Jefe or Chief and makes everything happen-you will son know Maldo). There was plenty of cake for all
and music to accompany the fiesta. The family was able to surprise Maldo by
walking into the palapa singing and carrying a cake. After that he gave
everyone a talk about the history of Campo Cortez and the way it has grown. He
talked about how the camp has developed into one of the top environmental camps
in Mexico.
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