Isla Coronado in Loreto is one of the highlights of our trip on the Sea of Cortez. It’s a volcanic lsland that also hosts a Sea Lion hang out….it’s NOT a rookery with females and babies…but a sub-adult and older male “colony” that is just a bunch of men, hanging out on a nice perch….The READ MORE ...
From Whale-Watching to Tide-Pooling: The Adventures Never Stop in San Ignacio
Hey there, amigos. Let me tell you, sometimes whale-watching is like a mercurial lover. One minute, it’s smooth sailing, the wind in your hair, and the next, it’s like a cruel mistress, bringing the tide down so low you gotta get down in the mud and push that panga back to shore. But you know READ MORE ...
Howling at the Moon with Coyotes and Whales: A Night in the Desert
I’ve seen some cool stuff in my years as a guide at Campo Cortez, but last night took the cake. Out in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but sand dunes and the occasional cactus for company, I found myself under the light of a full moon, surrounded by the howls of coyotes and the READ MORE ...
A good start to 2023!
It’s always exciting when you’re making your way to the camp, and you’re full of excitement of getting there and seeing everyone, then setting up your campervan or wherever it is you’ll be calling home for the next 3 months, and that first trip out to see the whales… woosh! It’s indescribable! But this year, READ MORE ...
A Most Significant Experience
I have just had the most incredible, and possibly the most significant, experience of my life. I know that this experience is not yet over, not yet complete, because I am still processing it and trying to incorporate it and take in what it means and how it has changed me and continues to do READ MORE ...
An Adventure of a Lifetime
We jostle and shake for four hours as we slowly make our way out to the lagoon. My daughter, Jennifer and I are travelling to see what the locals call the “desert whales” of Mexico. It is March and the road is wet and often divides into several tracks. Johnny, our driver, proceeds cautiously, as READ MORE ...
We Found Heaven on Earth
My idea of relaxation is floating in a small panga surrounded by a couple hundred tons of agitated mammals. My wife and I do this every year in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Mexico. Our annual hosts are Johnny Friday and Maldo Fischer of the Baja Ecotours. I must admit to a personal prejudice here, for READ MORE ...
An Experience I Will Never Forget!
I am happy to report that the experience for myself and that of my group at Campo Cortez was possibly the high point of our 13 days tour and completely exceeded my expectations! Not only did we have fantastic interactions with the Whales, we were impressed by the attention to detail in terms of the READ MORE ...