Thank you, Pam. These are magnificent mamals and you are so right, we are lucky to be in Loreto---to share all the wonders of the Sea of Cortez.
Thanks to all of you that do what you can to protect these precious waters...as well as the beautiful mountains and desert that faces it. Mexico has
come a long way in its conservation practices. A day in the Sea of Cortez is as close as one can come to spending the day with El Senor.
FlyfishinPam that was really fun to watch. I like the perspective of the kids on the bow. What perfect conditions you had. Why do those slow, graceful
tail flips give you goose bumps and make you say "ooohhhh!"?
Thanks and I'm an amateur with the camera. I had to get used to their behaviour and it was my first time out in a boat without a fishing rod. YT
fishing is slow and these guys are the reason. I have a blue whale specialist here with us through March and in learning from him, the kind of
upwelling murky water conditions that the fish don't feed in is prime for these large mammals. Its a trade-off I can live with though.
We're learning from this guy how to conduct the boats properly around the whales, then next year we'll start doing these tours too. This is giving
another skill to our fishermen to carry us through a time of year when we'd be setting nets instead...and speaking of nets.
On Feb. 14th this specialist and our captain freed a Humpback who was completely tangled in a fishing net off Punta Baja. The Humpback was freed by
these two guys and one four inch pocket-knife, no tanks or even snorkels. Its on video and I am waiting for that but I do have some photos I'll post
when I get the chance. I worked on the video most of yesterday mainly for my family in the USA to see including my 98 year old grandma.
The music is Luciano, Winston and a favorite song from Il Postino
Great news Pam...having the fishermen diversify is wonderful...more skills the better and it is critical that they learn from a whale person how to
successfully view whales...each species requires a different technique but learning the right way to observe whales is extremely important. One thing
I found interesting was that many of the whales you saw were in resting mode...whales catnap on the surface and one problem with commercial whale
watching is that whales dont get the rest they need as they are often disturbed by boats and have to wake up and submerge..on calm, glassy days whales
seem to rest more like that. Excellent footage.
Pam, it would be great if you could begin documenting things like how many whales in an area, the date, time, tide state, behavior, direction when
travelling, species and remarks that may be of use to researchers later and matching your notes with photo ID's of the individuals and is also
interesting for you and your family...get the kids involved with taking notes at the time of sightings and they can earn to identify individuals by
their markings...sirenita began doing that when she was a toddler....thank you Pam for being you...
I am just back from an outstanding 2 days at Ojo de Liebre with Eli and Standingwave and others....I have vowed never to wash my lips again after
planting some big juicy kisses on a real sexy whale! trip report coming.
"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
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