tortuga - 2-12-2008 at 08:57 AM
I just posted pitures and article on our whale watching trip to Ojo de Liebre if any one is interested . Please go to our web site at www.bajatortuga.com whale watching page (to state the obvious) .
Hasta luego , Tortuga
shari - 2-12-2008 at 09:24 AM
Great whale pics Tortuga...some real classics...the photos of the tail sideways up is of a mama nursing her baby lying on her side so half her tail
sticks up! My favorite is the baby with the tail on it's moms back...they rest like this. You also got some excellent photo ID pics which I sould be
interested in having with the dates and if the adult in the pictures had a calf or not. ID pics are of the middle section of the whale. Leopoldo is an
old friend of ours...there is a funny story about him which I will share with you...he used to be the cook at a little palapa we had for the team to
eat at. For many years he would listen to our tales of whales at the end of the day when we gathered for dinner there. Well, when the lagoon started
to get busier, they needed more boat operators and so he wanted to be one even though he'd never operated a boat EVER! I must admit, I had
reservations about him being out there...so I went out with him alot when he was training and shared my secrets about how to make friends with
whales...and lo and behold, he found his way to the whales hearts by being respectful of them and loving them and has enjoyed years of whale watching
since. He is a sweet man and I'm glad you got to go out with him. I love your pictures and can't wait to get out there too.