Guide ReportGray Whales of San Ignacio LagoonFebruary 9-13, 2014By: Liisa Juuti The whale camp at Campo Cortez was full of action and emotions. On the whale watching trips we were really lucky: everyone got to experience a direct encounter with this amazingly friendly migrating mammal. It was wonderful to see the different phases of the READ MORE …
San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report
Guide ReportGray Whales of San Ignacio LagoonFebruary 9-13By: Hayley Carmody San Ignacio Lagoon is full of whales. Every direction that we looked whales were playing and mating. As we drifted along with the current the whales followed. One day we had a whale follow the boat for 40 minutes spy hopping. It was almost READ MORE …
Guide Report: San Ignacio Lagoon: Feb.5-9, 2014
Ballenas Grises de Laguna San Ignacio Reporte de GuiaGrupo del 5 de Febrero hasta al 9 de Febrero, 2014De Rubi Gabriela Moreno Cordero El día estaba Prefecto, poco viento, buen Sol, así empezamos la caminata hacia el punto de embarcación, emocionados por ir al encuentro tan deseado con las ballenas grises, en nuestro camino por READ MORE …
San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report
Guide ReportGray Whales of San Ignacio LagoonFebruary 5-9, 2014 By: Hayley Carmody On the first trip out to see the whales everyone is filled with excitement. They wonder how close the whales will get, if they will even see whales, and of course how many babies there are. Everyone on the boat become fast READ MORE …
Guide Report: Feb.1-5
Guide ReportFeb. 1-5, 2014San Ignacio Lagoon By Jim Dorsey On the February 1-5 trip to Campo Cortez we made contact with a large female on the second morning out. She was not just friendly but treated our boat as a large toy, shoving us around and rubbing on our keel. She opened her j mouth READ MORE …
Guide Report – San Ignacio Lagoon
Ballenas Grises de Laguna San Ignacio Reporte de GuiaGrupo del 1 de Febrero hasta al 5 de Febrero, 2014De Rubi Gabriela Moreno Cordero El primer dia del grupo salimos a observar ballenas en un dia calido, era la primera vez que la mayoria de la gente tendria contacto con las ballenas, 3 chicas procedentes de READ MORE …
Guide Report – San Ignacio Lagoon
Guide ReportGray Whales of San Ignacio LagoonFebruary 1-5By: Hayley Carmody This week at Campo Cortez we welcomed 312 whales to the lagoon. Of that 115 were calf and cows and 197 were single whales. Out in the lagoon there was a lot of mating and playing. The new mothers are very focused on taking care READ MORE …
TOO MANY WHALES-Census Report: February 4, 2014
Gray Whale Census Report #4 February 3, 2014San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, MexicoAt Campo Cortez WOW!! this is the very best season on record in all our census collecting years. It should be remarkable to see what will happen in mid March when we normally top out around 300 whales….will we have 400 whales? READ MORE …
Guide Report: Jan.30, 2014 – San Ignacio Lagoon
Gray Whales at San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report Week of January 27 thru Feburary 1, 2014By: Hayley Carmody At Capo Cortez the beginning of the season opened with a diverse group of people led by the fearless guide Norma. This adventure began in the afternoon. On the boat ride out to the observation area our READ MORE …
Guide Report: Jan.26-31 Bus Trip
Guide ReportCampo Cortez at San Ignacio LagoonJanuary 26 thru 31st By Norma Lira Camp Coyote Up Close Gray Whale It never fails to amaze me how serene Campo Cortez is, and this trip was no different. The only sounds we heard upon our arrival to the camp were the wind and the waves, and READ MORE …