Any account of our trip would be grossly incomplete without a content:encoded of the fantastic food we shared. Whether prepared by one of our superb chefs, savored at a local restaurant, or devoured by theContinue reading
Category: Gulf of California – 2010
Gulf of California – 2010
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2010, marine studies, students, travel
Alan
There are some special people in this world. You come across them and there is something more than ordinary that makes you pause and think. While we met many incredible people on our trip, thereContinue reading
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Our Last Day in the Gulf of California
Frolicking dolphins, dive-bombing boobies, and sunset over Tiburon Island It’s hard to believe that our trip is coming to an end. We have seen so much, been exposed to many new experiences, explored complex scienceContinue reading
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Day 8. Borbolla Shrimp Farm
Wide open spaces unless you have nine hundred thousand gallons of diesel fuel. I was the last to wake up this morning at 7:00 a.m., including among our Prescott College friends. I think I couldContinue reading
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Trip for 7 to sea of Cortez – Whale and bird watching, snorkeling, meals included, private boat, bilingual naturalist guides
How much would you pay for this trip? Ok, easier question. When was the last time someone told you it was past your bed time? In preparation for day long trip out to San PedroContinue reading
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Xepe Coosot, The Sea of the Comcaac (Seri)
Here is a video about the Seri created by Thor Morales and Fernando Lopez. Our class is going to Punta Chueca to visit the Seri and camp on the island Tiburon for 2 nights withContinue reading
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Day 6: Happy Birthday!
When I woke up this morning and un-zipped my tent flap I was greeted with a stunning view and the startling realization that I was another year older (wiser). Today was my 27th birthday andContinue reading
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Tiburon Island
As the morning rays broke across the shore, we rose from our slumber to a perfect coastline with sloping mountains, flat sands and a sapphire blue sea. A group of Seri brought us to theirContinue reading
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A Healthy Dose of Misfortune
As my favorite children’s book says, “It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.” This is the tale of almost everything that can go wrong in getting from Point A to Point BContinue reading
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Day 4: Pearls on the soles of her shoes…
Just about ten hours after celebrating our incredible day at San Pedro Martir, we groggily dragged ourselvermosillo and about a two hour drive from Kino. Xavier lured us into the van bright and early withContinue reading