Amidst all this, the whales go on with their business. As we were enjoying the beautiful weather on the panga ride to our camp, we saw a puff of vapor in the distance. It was a gray whale calf! A more voluminous blow spouted up, this time from the mom. Baby looked so tiny next to momma.
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We are pretty darned excited and have sighted our first gray whale of the season in the lagoon 2 weeks ago. I was up in San Diego 4 weeks ago and a local whale watching company told me that their first sightings of the season were a week early. Fingers crossed and cheers to a great season!!
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That day a new era dawned in human-cetacean interaction and that big beautiful gray whale became the first of a long line of whales at San Ignacio Lagoon.
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How in the world did these most ferocious of all whales pivot and become cute and cuddly with open arms (so to speak!) with humans, their former predators?? We have to thank Pachico, respected patriarch and grandfather of San Ignacio Lagoon, for taming this last remaining significant population of gray whales…
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The true miracle of San Ignacio Lagoon is that these highly intelligent creatures put aside all this violence and choose to interact with us on their own terms. Hard to imagine but true. The grays seek out physical affection from humans that might be anything from kisses, petting, or stroking to rolling on their backs and having their tummies scratched…
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Sometime every November or December, humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Alaska show up in the Socorro Archipelago to mate, breed and teach their new calves the skills they need to make the long migration back north in late spring. Whether hearing the dulcet tunes of these gentle giants during a dive, or, if you’re very […]
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Like wine and cheese, Holmes and Watson, campfires and marshmallows, some things come best in pairs. The same applies for travel. Diving and adventure go hand in hand, and for the ultimate dynamic duo, Socorro and San Ignacio simply can’t be beaten. Set sail to the most remote corners of the ocean and get gloriously […]
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