Guide Report – Gray Whales San Ignacio Lagoon, BCS, Mexico By:  Liisa Juuti February 19, 2015 Besides the daily interaction with the whales and the breathtaking beauty and simplicity of the lagoon, I love the exchange of knowledge and experiences with our guests and guides. Never had I thought that San Ignacio Lagoon was the READ MORE ...

March-April Final Guide Report 2014  by Noly Lira We Belong to the Desert, We Belong to the Lagoons! Another year has come and gone, and another season of the whales has ended at Campo Cortez.  Once again, it’s time to reminisce, to share and to cherish the extraordinary experiences we had at the laguna. Cow/Calf READ MORE ...

Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report March 30, 2014 By: Hayley Carmody The season is sadly coming to an end. Almost all the single whales have gone and the mothers and babies are doing their last minute training before the journey back to their feeding grounds. Rubi, Liisa and I have developed a READ MORE ...

Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report March 25-29 By: Liisa Juuti FINAL REPORT Last night I asked my fellow guides what do they feel when being around the whales. We were in the middle of the desert at night, staring at the sky with beautiful shooting stars, waiting for the car engine to READ MORE ...

Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report March 21-25 By: Hayley Carmody We just finished another very busy week at Campo Cortez full of interesting people from all over the world. People hear about the gray whales being friendly in San Ignacio Lagoon, but it is truly an experience that picture and videos cannot READ MORE ...

Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon Guide ReportMarch 21-25By: Liisa Juuti What an exciting week in the lagoon full of mothers with their curious and playful calves begging for attention. The representatives of CONANP (the National Commission for Protected Areas) do an official counting of the whales in the lagoon every week. They run the READ MORE ...

Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report March 17-21 By: Liisa Juuti As the season gets closer to its end, I am getting keener and keener on this beautiful lagoon. Needless to say, I have completely fallen in love with the whales.  I truly feel blessed to interact with a wild animal in its READ MORE ...

Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report March 17-21 By: Hayley Carmody Over the past 3 months at San Ignacio Lagoon a lot has changed. Flowers are blooming and new babies are being born. The weather has returned to sunny with ever present wind, which help provide the energy needed for the camp. Meanwhile READ MORE ...

Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report: Mar.13-17, 2014 By: Liisa Juuti This week’s group was lucky on their whale watching trips; everyone had a close encounter with a mother whale and calves, especially one lady that got fluked by a baby whale practicing her tail coordination skills. The weather is getting warmer and READ MORE ...

Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon Guide Report March 13-17 By: Hayley Carmody This week at Campo Cortez we had another group of amazing and inspiring people. Everyone was able to appreciate the whales in their wild environment as the whales came up to the boats to be touched. We have seen this behavior many READ MORE ...