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Pigs, seaweed, and San Luis Gonzaga?
A friend has heard of pigs diving for seaweed in a pond in front of the mission at San Luis Gonzaga, and of what an interesting spectacle it is to
see. I'm intrigued, and a group of us want to go check it out.
I've been to the mission, but don't remember any pond, and the mission is not really near the coast, so where does the seaweed come from 
We can't contact the teller of the tale, and know only that it was a number of years ago that she had that interesting day.
So, does anyone have any insight into the intriguing possibilities? I know we'll find the mission, but where shall we go to see the famous diving
pigs?
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After the pigs come up from the dive with the seaweed, they fly several laps around the mission steeple, hence the term "when pigs fly"
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
A friend has heard of pigs diving for seaweed in a pond in front of the mission at San Luis Gonzaga, and of what an interesting spectacle it is to
see. I'm intrigued, and a group of us want to go check it out.
I've been to the mission, but don't remember any pond, and the mission is not really near the coast, so where does the seaweed come from
We can't contact the teller of the tale, and know only that it was a number of years ago that she had that interesting day.
So, does anyone have any insight into the intriguing possibilities? I know we'll find the mission, but where shall we go to see the famous diving
pigs? |
Oh, It's just those hippie girls who've hung around there since the sixties or maybe it's their kids. They used to dive into dumpsters way back when
but, I guess they moved on to seaweed. It'll be a public service when they graduate to beached kelp.
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Those pigs also cook themselves just for the benefit of hungry travelers. The
meal is free.
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I expected some replies such as these, and I've been known to make light of a thread or two myself.
But seriously, the story as we heard it is for real, just need some oldtimer to sort it out for us.
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I fit the "old timer" description...............
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First lets get this straight...I am not an old timer
However
I remember that beautiful pond behind the damn whose name I would not attempt on a good day. Maybe that is where the pig dives. I dont remember any
water in front of the mission.
I just spent way too much time looking for my pic of the mission
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The image of pigs diving for seaweed is a great one, and I don't mean to throw a damper on it...but, do you think maybe the pigs were wading into the
pond Judy mentioned to eat aquatic plants? I know, not as exotic a notion, but more likely to be true!!!!
They'd still be fun to see.
[Edited on 4-19-2008 by elizabeth]
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...maybe related to this pig?
\"I could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the sea.\"
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Oops, when I said old timers I was thinking of people with a long history here rather than people of a certain age.
Judy, you are forever young, and i hope your young self will be showing up in Loreto soon, or perhaps hosting an event in San Jose?
Judy and Elizabeth, the dam is Presa Ihuajil (I looked it up, it's not on the tip of my tongue!) and this is certainly a possibility.
standingwave i love that diving pig, and I'm always in the market for a good art print!
Lencho being in La Paz I think you'd be starting a whole new thread if there were seaweed at San Luis Gonzaga!
The story of the diving pigs comes from Ann O'Neil, who with her husband Don wrote and published a wonderful book on the history of Loreto. They
lived here for many years, and both are now deceased, so we can't go to them and learn the details about the pigs at SanLuis Gonzaga.
I am having vague memories of a post a while back about pigs and diving or seaweed? Oldulce has an interesting photo of pigs on a beach, so I'm
thinking that she or someone out there has the clues we need to put this all together.
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So...It wasn't the hippies? Are you sure?
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Dennis,
Hving been one of those "hippie girls" I just don't see them as pigs. BTW, I never dived into a dumpster, or for seaweed.
The story is about pigs. Period.
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Well .... The pond is actually across the street from the mision, behind the dam. Logical place for it - behind the damn, I mean. The seaweed is
actually river weed, growing furiously because the cows pee in the creek. The town pigs actually do wade in the creek, eating the river weed and
peeing in the creek. It's all actually true!
The head pig (pighead??) actually follows an old lady, who limps, around town all day like a dog.
If you walk upstream, you will find the spring from which the town gets its water. The wierd white stuff lining the bottom of some pools is pig hides
being soaked. There are fossils embedded in the creekbank.
The mision is the only one in Baja with a round pink nave. (There's a joke in there, for sure!!!)
Gonzaga is a very worthwhile drive, easy in a passenger car. Try it sometime! 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja&Back
Well .... The pond is actually across the street from the mision, behind the dam. Logical place for it - behind the damn, I mean. The seaweed is
actually river weed, growing furiously because the cows pee in the creek. The town pigs actually do wade in the creek, eating the river weed and
peeing in the creek. It's all actually true!
The head pig (pighead??) actually follows an old lady, who limps, around town all day like a dog.
If you walk upstream, you will find the spring from which the town gets its water. The wierd white stuff lining the bottom of some pools is pig hides
being soaked. There are fossils embedded in the creekbank.
The mision is the only one in Baja with a round pink nave. (There's a joke in there, for sure!!!)
Gonzaga is a very worthwhile drive, easy in a passenger car. Try it sometime! |
I think this is the information I was looking for! I hadn't known that the dam was within walking distance from the mission. As I remember there
were buildings (residences) across the street from the church,and we didn'tlook behind them.
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Mision San Luis Gonzaga, located in the center of the southern half of the peninsula (c Jack Swords Photo):
No 'seaweed'... aquatic grass perhaps...
Not to be confused with...
Bahia San Luis Gonzaga, located on the gulf/ sea coast in the northern half of the Peninsula (c David Kier Photo):
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Paula,
Did see them with my own eyes 
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whom is this "Gonzaga" guy?
i was wondering if the college by the same name that had the great "david vs. goliath" run a few NCAA tourneys ago ....is named for the San Luis
Gonzaga person and if it's the same link to all these place names of Gonzaga?
anyone, anyone? Buehler?
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Perhaps...St. Aloysius Gonzaga? An Italian Jesuit saint of the 16th century.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elizabeth
Perhaps...St. Aloysius Gonzaga? An Italian Jesuit saint of the 16th century. |
Aloysius Gonzaga was born Luigi Gonzaga. I believe "Luis" is a form of "Luigi."
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What a fount of arcane knowledge we have here!!!!
From diving pigs...what they eat...to saints!
[Edited on 4-19-2008 by elizabeth]
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