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Santiago
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Confirm Whale Sharks in Gonzaga?
Last week while having lunch at Alphonsina's (SP), overheard someone saying they saw whale sharks in the bay that day. Can anyone confirm this?
We were getting 64 to 66 degrees in BOLA water which Doc says is typically late-May temps.
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Santiago
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By the way - the flies in the café were brutal. Fellow diners we waving napkins with one hand while eating with the other. these were normal house
flies.
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freediverbrian
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We have seen and swam with the whale sharks many times. My kids have posted vids on YouTube with us swimming with them. Search whale sharks in
Gonzaga. Some trips we see many other trip none. Good luck
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I think he was asking because of the time of year. Cortez side is also warm eh? San Diego ocean temps are in the mid 60s as well, which is very warm
this time of year. Hope to get some upwelling and scare the tourists home 
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Jim, there is no PH for the F sound in Spanish, so it is simply ALFONSINA'S.
To confirm your quest, I have seen videos of whale sharks in the Ensenada de San Francisquito (the bigger bay most call 'Gonzaga' as well as the
smaller bay on the north that some call 'Willard Bay', after an error by U.S. mapmakers a hundred years ago).
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freediverbrian
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If that is the case then NO I have never seen a whale shark in "Gonzaga Bay "only in the bay to the south we must be accurate. With the teacher
correcting your posts
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Jim put the sp? after Alphonsina's... so I politely answered his question and did not 'correct' him.
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I have seen whale sharks there a few times. Hope to see them in two weeks while I am at R Grande or Baluga. Great fun to jump in and swim with them.
As far as flies....they are always more than one can stand at Gonzaga. I am bringing my new Bug-A-Salt weapon and will wage war.
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So.... Yes or no??? Whalesharks in what normal people call Gonzaga Bay? Are they in the bay now?
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Santiago
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Well, yes, that was the question, waddn't it?
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Tioloco
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I will be there tomorrow, but won't have computer to give feedback.
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Yes there are whale sharks in the area known as gonzaga in spring time. Will you see them? As I said one year yes ,another no , good luck, its like
fishing when its good its good, when it not its not.
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Marc-
If that works, I want one bad..... Name your price!
Bug-A-Salt!
That's rich!
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Yes they are there now. Flew over the bay on Monday the 30th on the way to Chivato and they were off the beach about 1.5 - 2 miles...
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Santiago
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Thanks Joe!
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All right Santiago, you got an answer you needed before we even got to page two!
You may be on a roll, maybe today is a good day to buy a Lotto ticket.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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The flies don't like the smell of Dawn but neither do I
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It shoots a small spray of salt. Saw it on TV.
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Stayed there night before last. Didn't see any. If they were around, no doubt they were chased away by the huge crowds. Jet skis, wave runners,
power boats, wake jumpers, ripping the place apart. On top of that, the booming Noerteno music and quads, razors, dune buggies, screaming down the
beach helped to disturb the peace.
I hope no Whale Sharks are run over this Semana Santa.
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Oh yea, and with the amount of trash left behind, the flies should be coming in swarms.
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