2006 Camp Update
By Caroline Armon
February 19th, 2006
We were blessed this week to have a number of young people visit us. From age 6 – 12, we at Campo Cortez have enjoyed their spirit and energy. Christof and Sebastian enjoyed looking under the microscope at a gray whale’s crustaceans while Tea, Elizabeth, Piper spent hours on the mudflats looking for scallops, fish, and other marine organisms. Maddie is a promising marine biologist, and soaked up all the information about the ecosystems like a sponge. Each had the opportunity to pet adult and young gray whales and described their texture as similar to a sausage!
With the arrival of 16 new guests via the Baja bus system, we met guests from across America with a wide range of backgrounds and ages. All of us – including a very friendly adult whale, thoroughly enjoyed David’s Georgia accent: “Hot dawg! Give us some sugar!” Emirta, an accomplished bilingual children’s author, taught us a fantastic song that the whales cant seem to resist!
Elena la Ballena
Elena, Elena, Elena la ballena,
Vivía, vivía, vivía en el mar.
En el agua azul le gustaba nadar,
En el agua azul le gustaba jugar.
¿Que ondo, que ondo, qué ondo es el mar?
¿Que ondo, que ondo, qué ondo es el mar?
¡Ay mama! ¡Ay mama!
¡Mamasita! ¡Ai mami!
Census of Gray Whales in San Ignacio Lagoon
Date |
Cow/Calf Pairs |
Single Adults |
Total Whales |
2 February |
24 |
32 |
80 |
9 February |
56 |
43 |
155 |
23 February |
74 |
138 |
286 |
2 March |
53 |
182 |
288 |
17 March |
82 |
53 |
217 |
24 March |
95 |
9 |
199 |
30 March |
33 |
4 |
70 |
Caroline Armon
Logs & Diaries -- Guest Comments -- Field Reports -- Gray Whale Census
