Feb 22, 2011
She was with us only a very short time, not quite 24 hours and she was named Cali! Over the past few days 5 strays were “dropped” off or somehow found their way to Tres Amigos! But Cali was the youngest, the weakest and so very lovable despite her numerous fleas.
We think Cali was about 6 weeks old. Something had happened to her tail…it just wasn’t there, just a wee stub was left. Perhaps it had been bitten off by ?? She was so full of fleas that we couldn’t take her into our Rv’s so a wee den was made for her. Cali was so very hungry, probably close to starvation and dehydrated. Once her tummy was full she settled in for the night.
Her bed was inside of zippered garden tent but she still made her way out during the night. She wanted her family, she whimpered through most of the night. As we all do she wanted to be held and loved.
In the morning she was fed again, held and loved. As many of the fleas as possible were picked off her. Her long nails were clipped. If she wasn’t being held she whimpered. She needed a home but no one here was willing to take her in. Many of us already have two dogs and Molly the Kat refused to allow Cali into her home!
Cali would have been happy to keep sleeping on her blanket in the sun.....
….but that was not to be. She needed a forever home and some immediate care so she was taken via a truck, then a panga and finally a pulmonia to the Amigos de los Animales Shelter in Mazatalan. So much excitement in her young life.
Happy to see that Cali will be well attended to!
Cali was delivered to the shelter along with a monetary donation towards her care and the many others at the shelter. If you would like to help the many strays both here on the Isla and in Mazatlan you can make a donation online. If you can’t manage even a small donation perhaps you would consider helping out the shelter by voting on a daily basis so that the shelter can win some much need funds. Cali, we wish you a long, happy, healthy and loving future.
Feb 20, 2011
…this is our panoramic view from our garden!
Every morning as we sit with our coffee, fruit and muffins we talk about how very lucky we are to be here. We travelled to Maui for our honeymoon twenty four years ago and visited there year after year. We loved watching the ocean, enjoyed the lush vegetation and of course the heat. When we first started Rving ( because after 10 years of marriage we acquired 2 fur babies) we had no idea that we would start traveling to Mexico but we kept pushing further and further south looking for that perfect paradise, looking for our Hawaii. At first we thought we had found it in Acapulco and we enjoyed that area for a numbers of years always traveling through different roads in Mexico both coming and going. We have seen a great deal of the country but it wasn’t until November of 2009 that we stopped here in Mazatlan. We had stopped briefly for a few nights in the past, but in 2009 due to possible family problems back in Canada, we chose to stay here, close to an airport with numerous weekly flights to Canada, just in case we had to fly back. We couldn’t have made a better choice. Life here at Tres Amigos on the Isla is as close to a perfect paradise that one can get. We have found our new winter home and look forward to doing some fun & creative things with our “new site” next season. Don’t you think we are lucky?
Feb 18, 2011
They did it….Mr. Iridescent and Mrs. Brown have deposited their second egg. Baby #2 was laid on Valentine’s Day. Isn’t that special? So now we all wait and watch!
It takes a good deal of patience to get the perfect shot…
Names are already being put forward for the newborns, Sabado (laid on Saturday ), Valentino ( laid on the 14th )…your name suggestions are welcome, send them in.
Feb 17, 2011
Last night we were treated to marvelous show by Mother Nature.
But this morning we were not so well treated..it’s back….the dreaded fog!
It's a very high tide, the water is almost up to the fence.
Feb 16, 2011
Here on Stone Island, hidden in the twisted roads of the Colonia is a real working sea horse farm. It is very high tech operation but built in a typical low tech Mexican fashion.
Eliezer Zuniga started this project as part of his thesis for a degree in marine biology. It has developed over the past ten years. He claims that his greatest challenge was creating a food source for the sea horses. They consume vast amounts of brine shrimp and it has taken 8 years to get the production ratio just right.
Brine shrimp
These are the containers that breed the micro algae to feed the brine shrimp!
Zoe Jussel who lives in Mazatlan wrote an article in October of 2010 for M! Magazine. Rather than repeat all the facts about the sea horse farm I suggest you read this informative article and enjoy our photos.
We were there on Valentine's Day so these 2 had to show us their love!
One of these is male and one is female...
The female deposits her eggs into a pouch on the male's tail and he carries the eggs.
There are a variety of different species in sea horses. Great shot Colin!
It was a great tour, most informative. I suggest you read the article highlighted above to get the full understanding of the sea horse farm.
