Hola fellow whale enthusiasts. The last of the Gray whale mother’s and calves are passing by our casa in Bahia Asuncion these days. I wave at them and
wish them well on their long journey north to feed and look forward to their return next year.
We had a wonderful whale season this year with the best weather I have ever experienced in central Baja. There were over 2,300 whales in the lagoon
and many friendly encounters throughout the season. There are still a handful of whales in the lagoon as I write this at the end of April.
The commercial abalone season just began so we are living at our cabin at the San Roque fish camp where I have finally been able to take a look at my
video footage and photos. It is so amazing to relive all the great whale encounters we had this season as I review the footage.
Here is a trip we did on Jan 23 with some Nomads...enjoy
This video shows two of the stars of the lagoon..Saddle and her boyfriend? Romeo and how they caress each other, roll around and sleep together. I
wept when I saw them holding tails!!! Just so very tender and sweet. I had never seen two whales inseparable like this in all my years of whale
watching...it was so romantic!
The edit process is so time consuming, then the sound becomes so repetitive getting it to match at just the right time. I sure your time north will be
filled.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
I have great memories of that day in January, starting with the early morning drive to the lagoon from GN. It was magical, being surrounded by so
many mom/calf pairs. (Any idea what happened to the calf with the odd tail- the "cola loca" that flipped sideways?)
And we had so many spy-hops and heads-up moves that day- lots of whales peeking at us.
It was a rare day for seeing so many whale cabezas up out of the water... Thanks for the reminder!
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others
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