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DianaT - 3-7-2009 at 02:57 PM

I am over here!!

Now you get it----here I am

OK, now tip over that boat and go swimming with me

See me and all my barnacles smile after I sprayed you and your camera.

Diane

[Edited on 3-9-2009 by jdtrotter]

Bajahowodd - 3-7-2009 at 03:13 PM

Beautiful pix, Diane. Did you overnight at the lagoon, or day-trip it from town?

DianaT - 3-7-2009 at 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Beautiful pix, Diane. Did you overnight at the lagoon, or day-trip it from town?

This was San Ignacio and we spent the night so we could drive out to the lagoon really early. We did, however, drive home to Bahia Asuncion after we went out.

Diane

Bajahowodd - 3-7-2009 at 03:29 PM

Knew it was San Ignacio by the Kuyima logo on one of the pangas. Did you happen to get over to Rice & Beans and check out whether they really are charging $8 for a margarita?

DianaT - 3-7-2009 at 03:33 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd

Knew it was San Ignacio by the Kuyima logo on one of the pangas. Did you happen to get over to Rice & Beans and check out whether they really are charging $8 for a margarita?

Yea, the Kuyima is a dead give away--slapping head now. :yes:

Can't help you on the $8. margarita---we don't go to Rice and Beans anymore.

Diane

[Edited on 3-7-2009 by jdtrotter]

BMG - 3-7-2009 at 03:37 PM

Looks like a great day on the water.

DianaT - 3-7-2009 at 03:50 PM

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Originally posted by morgaine7
Great shots! The first one is an absolute classic. :lol:

Must have been a beautiful day.

Kate

Thanks---they never did see that one!

Paulina - 3-7-2009 at 05:24 PM

How fun!!

Thanks for the smile.

P<*)))>{

fixtrauma - 3-8-2009 at 06:10 AM

That first picture is perfect! You couldn't have set that one up.

shari - 3-8-2009 at 08:03 AM

such classic photos...really great dianne...you can see the babies throat groove clearly and his baby dimples are just starting to disappear...thanks for the smile.

Lauriboats - 3-8-2009 at 08:11 AM

Diane,
First picture is really funny. Looks like you had a great day out there. Lauri

DianaT - 3-8-2009 at 11:42 AM

Thanks---it was a great day, and yes, that first picture could not have been set-up----everyone sitting so tall and nice.

The adults are great, but the babies are so cute. We also got some pretty x-rated pix--maybe I should post one in off-topic.

Oh, what the heck----here is one of the x-rated photos---was quite a show.

Diane

[Edited on 3-8-2009 by jdtrotter]

windgrrl - 3-8-2009 at 11:49 AM

Wow - just amazing!

We're just getting hit with another blizzard up here and your photos made my day! Well, actually make me wonder why we inist on live in the frozen north year after year...

BajaGringo - 3-8-2009 at 12:31 PM

Wonderful photos Diane - thanks so much for sharing them with us!

Oso - 3-8-2009 at 02:09 PM

Great pix. Here's just a couple of facts that might interest you. That "item" seen in the last pic is correctly called a dork. That's the origin of the term. In an earlier pic, those are not really barnacles, as in the parasitic mollusks that attach themselves to ship hulls. They are a natural growth on the whale similar to facial hair on humans.

Bob H - 3-8-2009 at 02:11 PM

Wow, Diane, these are fantastic. What a great outing you had, indeed! Thanks a lot for sharing your experience.

Bob H

Iflyfish - 3-9-2009 at 10:26 AM

I'm jealous and enjoyed the other pictures too.

Great shots!

Iflyfish

Natalie Ann - 3-9-2009 at 11:13 AM

Fun whale pix, Diane. Looks like you had a great time.... and so did the whales.

Nena

Skipjack Joe - 3-9-2009 at 12:20 PM

Diane,

You might consider backing down on the saturation level a bit in photoshop. Particularly in that first image.

Oso,

There are a group of specialized barnacles that have evolved to live only on whales. I think that's what Diane is showing.

Sharksbaja - 3-9-2009 at 12:36 PM

Hey Diane, you can't fool me. The first boatload folks are not the same as in the second one

Pretty cool though, thanx.

Oso, I think Skipjack is correct.

The whiskers are called "vibrassae" and are akin to a cat's whiskers.

DianaT - 3-9-2009 at 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Hey Diane, you can't fool me. The first boatload folks are not the same as in the second one

Pretty cool though, thanx.

Oso, I think Skipjack is correct.

The whiskers are called "vibrassae" and are akin to a cat's whiskers.

No, not the same boat---there were several out there.

Interesting about those things growing on the whales---now I really need to know.

Thanks Igor for the tip---I am having lots of trouble telling satuation, color etc., with the computers in the internet cafe. I will try your tip.

For any who have not gone whale watching, we have done it over and over and it is always different, and always fun.

Diane

Skip_Mac - 3-9-2009 at 06:10 PM

Thank you to the Trotters, the photos, even of different boatloads of visitors, were spectacular. Thanks for the post. It was great to meet you at Asuncion, after reading your helpful and interesting comments and viewing your photos for some time before I made it down to your corner of Baja CS. Thanks again.

BirdDog - 3-10-2009 at 08:53 AM

Incredible pictures Diane. Once again the envy grows within.

DianaT - 3-10-2009 at 03:28 PM

Skip_Mac---it was really nice meeting you and we hope you return sometime soon. Lots to explore around here.

BirdDog---we will see you soon!!

Diane

Iflyfish - 3-10-2009 at 04:07 PM

:lol:

: "Interesting about those things growing on the whales---now I really need to know." Size does matter, now you know.

Iflyfish

OCEANUS - 3-10-2009 at 07:58 PM

"Great pix. Here's just a couple of facts that might interest you. That "item" seen in the last pic is correctly called a dork. That's the origin of the term. In an earlier pic, those are not really barnacles, as in the parasitic mollusks that attach themselves to ship hulls. They are a natural growth on the whale similar to facial hair on humans. "

Oso
Just for the record, barnacles are not mollusks nor are they parasites. They are actually arthropods, related to crabs, lobsters, etc. In addition, they are not parasitic - meaning they do not harm the organisms they grow on. The growths seen in the photos are indeed barnacles that reside within the whale's tissue and feed off the surrounding water.

As for the other "growth," you're right on here. The largest of these growths are in fact found on Blue Whales, with some accounts noting a size of 10 ft or longer!

Skipjack Joe - 3-10-2009 at 08:38 PM

I suppose this would be the wrong place to recite "Barnacle Bill the Sailor".

DianaT - 3-11-2009 at 04:32 PM

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Originally posted by OCEANUS
The growths seen in the photos are indeed barnacles that reside within the whale's tissue and feed off the surrounding water.

As for the other "growth," you're right on here. The largest of these growths are in fact found on Blue Whales, with some accounts noting a size of 10 ft or longer!

Thanks for the info---for both!

Igor let the reading begin!!

Diane

[Edited on 3-11-2009 by jdtrotter]

Oso - 3-11-2009 at 04:43 PM

Once again I stand corrected:

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/gwhale/Hitchhikers.html

I swear I saw a nature program once that said the gray areas were a kind of hair.