Magdalena Lagoon
When one gives a name to, a place, a star or a creature, one feels like owning it. But “to own” can have different implications. In this case I mean by owning, knowing and caring. Since yesterday, many of us feel that we know and that we care for one specific whale of Boca de Soledad. We named her “Blanquita, La Manchada”, because of the distinct big white spot on her back. She is now our personal connection to the Gray whales that migrate every year to Magdalena lagoon.
This morning we left Boca de Soledad behind, we left this one whale we have named, and her calf behind. There are good possibilities of encountering even more species of marine mammals when we get to the open Pacific and into the Sea of Cortez. So even though we are a bit melancholic because of leaving a friend behind, the desire for new discoveries is stronger. And what could be a better bond to the whales than taking one of them back home? Randy Puckett will actually make that possible to all of us aboard the Sea Bird. After every outing, he comes back to the top deck to work on his pieces. He is a famous sculptor that has put his work at the service of conservation, education, and research. And this week, he will fuse our feelings in a masterpiece. He’ll create a forever-lasting reminder of our experience among the great whales.
Sven Lindblad invited Randy to accompany us on a few Lindblad Expeditions to Baja California. Randy is creating a limited edition bronze sculpture as a gift to our guests who accompany him on these voyages. Our guests will get to collectively select from among three pieces. We’ll have to choose between the gracious and mysterious Blue whale, the acrobatic Humpback whale and our close friend the Gray whale.
Randy works on his sculptures while we dream about the whales we have named.
When one gives a name to, a place, a star or a creature, one feels like owning it. But “to own” can have different implications. In this case I mean by owning, knowing and caring. Since yesterday, many of us feel that we know and that we care for one specific whale of Boca de Soledad. We named her “Blanquita, La Manchada”, because of the distinct big white spot on her back. She is now our personal connection to the Gray whales that migrate every year to Magdalena lagoon.
This morning we left Boca de Soledad behind, we left this one whale we have named, and her calf behind. There are good possibilities of encountering even more species of marine mammals when we get to the open Pacific and into the Sea of Cortez. So even though we are a bit melancholic because of leaving a friend behind, the desire for new discoveries is stronger. And what could be a better bond to the whales than taking one of them back home? Randy Puckett will actually make that possible to all of us aboard the Sea Bird. After every outing, he comes back to the top deck to work on his pieces. He is a famous sculptor that has put his work at the service of conservation, education, and research. And this week, he will fuse our feelings in a masterpiece. He’ll create a forever-lasting reminder of our experience among the great whales.
Sven Lindblad invited Randy to accompany us on a few Lindblad Expeditions to Baja California. Randy is creating a limited edition bronze sculpture as a gift to our guests who accompany him on these voyages. Our guests will get to collectively select from among three pieces. We’ll have to choose between the gracious and mysterious Blue whale, the acrobatic Humpback whale and our close friend the Gray whale.
Randy works on his sculptures while we dream about the whales we have named.
