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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Whatever you do, try to avoid presidents day weekend. Later is better for getting closer to whales when the calves are older...my favorite is a week
before they begin to depart from Ojo de Liebre...in late february or early march...this lagoon clears out by the last week of march whereas San
Ignacio has whales later.
The captain in the photo is a dear amigo of mine...Flacco...he used to be the cook at the little palapa where we all ate and was always pining to get
out there and be where the action was...poor guy had to listen every day to all our fantastic tales of whale action...well, several years ago he was
given the chance to be a captain and he is VERY well liked by the whales with his mellow attitude. |
Capitan Leopoldo, AKA Poldo was a very humble and informative guide. he seemed to have a great love for the creatures. after having spent 30 minutes
with a mom and calf on the rail the entire boat voted to go in and hit the cantina. Poldo denied us and promptly found another pair that spent the
next 30 minutes on our rail. the other boat we went out with never touched a whale and just observed from 30 feet away! bummer...
Gracias, Capitan Poldo!!!
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shari
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AKA Flacco...is a great captain. I always found it fascinating how individual whales developed relationships with certain pangeros. Agressive whales
sought out the fearless ones and tried to scare them in a fun way...which was sometimes alarming to the passengers...one special guide who kind of
just ignored the whales and cleaned his finger nails was always getting bumped into....the whales would try to get his attention! Guides who have a
little fear in their heart would have the whales not get too close so as to scare him...guides trying to get close for tips...well...whales would just
swim off...the best experiences are with guides who are patient, non agressive, unassuming and love the whales for what they are...dear flacco had all
of these qualities and great success with whales as a result.
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biglar
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Shari, please tell me more about the park, the breakfast and how to get to it. Personally, I've always been un-easy about the food in Mexico,
especially after visiting a few carnicerias, and esp. the one in the Super Mercado in G.N. I rarely eat meat or chicken in Mexico anymore because of
that, and am very pleased to have my camper so's to take my own food and water. I got a very mild case of the Touristas in '02, and now I really
watch the water, too.
In '02, I went with 2 friends, and Enrique, founder of Malarrimo Tours personally took us up to San Francisco de Sierra (on my website) to visit the
little, isolated, very old village and see the paintings at Cueva Raton. I can't recommend it highly enuf.
I have to admit that my cousin's concerns, and the newspaper reporting are making me a little un-easy about my trip this year. I never even consider
Tijuana crossing - always go across at Tecate and down the back way to Ensenada. Beautiful drive. Now, hearing about construction on the highway,
I'll just carry a book and be patient.
Lar.
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shari
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Ojo de Liebre was the very first gray whale reserve in the world, declared protected in around 1973 I believe. It has grown into a wonderful operation
with a campground and interpretive centre with interesting exhibits, movies,gift shop and a nice restaurant that opens a bit late but is perfect for a
late breakfast...around 10 or so...the view from the patio is outstanding. It is only $3 to get into the park and you can camp as long as you want for
free as well as grab a panga whenever you want...no reservation...first come first serve..last year it was $45 a person I think or maybe even $40.
This park is very clean, well run and just a fantastic place for watching whales from the shore and camping.
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