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Punta Allen, Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
On the dirt road down to Punta Allen from Tulum.
Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka'an ( maya: Lugar donde nace el cielo). Espacio natural protegido de la costa caribeña de Quintana Roo (México). Declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en el año 1987.
[ENG] Permit stalking came off. A group of more than thirty permit came eating at a distance, the guide has intercepted it, and the fisherman has made a perfect cast. But how many times a cast to permit successfully ends? Few, actually. There are many influencing factors as how to find it, have a chance to cast not scaring the fish, showing interest in the fly and ending up in fisherman´s hands, too many variables for a single fish. That is the greatness of permit.
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[ESP] El rececho a las palometas ha salido bien. Un bando de más de treinta venía comiendo a lo lejos, el guía les ha cortado el camino y el pescador ha hecho un lance perfecto. Pero, ¿cuántas veces finaliza con éxito un lance a la palometa? Pocas, realmente. Hay muchos factores que influyen como encontrarla, tener opción a lanzar, que no se asuste, que se interese por la mosca, pique y que llegue a las manos del pescador, demasiadas variables para un solo pez. Esa es la grandeza de la palometa.
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[ENG] Running through the shallows to intercept a group of permit approaching fast. Usually there is only one or two opportunities to cast before they change direction or frighten.
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[ESP] Corriendo por el bajío para ganar la mano a un bando de palometas que se acerca rápidamente. Normalmente solo hay una o dos oportunidades de lanzar antes de que el bando cambie de dirección o se espante.
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[ENG] In deep water more than two meters, this permit was part of a shoal of about 20. Using a heavy weighted fly with floating line the catch was achieved.
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[ESP] En aguas profundas de más de dos metros, esta palometa iba en un bando de unos 20 ejemplares. Utilizando una mosca muy lastrada con línea flotante se consiguió la captura.
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Our road to Punta Allen through Sian Ka'an was literrally being built as we went. Thank goodness for Cody.
[ENG] Fishing with two guides is an advantage. While one runs the operation from the platform, the other one accompanies the fisherman, recommends when to cast and helps with the line to avoid tangles. In these lodges so specialized in permit fly fishing, know that casting from the boat scare more fish away as if done from the water.
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[ESP] La ventaja de llevar a dos guías es que uno dirige la operación desde la plataforma de la barca, mientras el otro acompaña al pescador, le recomienda cuando lanzar y le ayuda con la línea para que esta no se enrede durante el lance. En estos campamentos tan especializados en pescar palometas a mosca saben que lanzar desde la barca las espanta más que si se hace desde el agua.
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Se pueden ver en el embarcadero los daños causados por el huracán Ernesto que había pasado un par de dias antes por la zona
You can see the damage caused by Hurricane Ernesto to the pier on the background. The hurricane hit this area two days before the photo was taken
Punta Allen, Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
We were already ahead of the game ... none of us wanted to snorkel, so we went straight to the swimming beach ... via the tequila!
... putting me in charge of the tequila??!!
Punta Allen, Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Punta Allen, Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
A buffet lunch at Restaurant Vigia Grande was waiting ...
Punta Allen, Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
One of our Canadian friends on the boat ... that seaweed was very squishy and quite deep!
Two fellow UCEAP students swinging on the beach in Punta Allen after backpacking to this tiny town on a peninsula south of Tulum.
This tree is native to the Yucatan peninsula and produces a white latex used for making chewing gum. The ripe fruit is very sweet and a prized froot of the Maya.
... to Punta Allen, in time for lunch.
Punta Allen, Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
[ENG] Different crab flies, some include vinyl claws that have a more natural motion into the water.
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[ESP] Distintos modelos de cangrejo, algunos incluyen pinzas de vinilo que en el agua tienen un movimiento más natural.
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Unseasonably warm days in the middle of winter are nice but they make me long for warmer months and warmer latitudes.
This shot is from a vacation we took in 2010 to the Riviera Maya on Mexico's Caribbean Coast. We decided to be adventurous and drive the dusty coconut road south of Tulum beach into the 1.3m acre Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka An (or Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve). Sian Ka'an translated from Mayan means "Origin of the Sky", it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We drove to the end of the road which took us to the small fishing village of Punta Allen. Although it is only 30 miles the road is rough in many places and to avoid destroying the rental car and our backs we took a leisurely pace which made the trip about 2+ hours. We were on the coastal edge of the reserve where there are miles and miles of pristine beach and palms. The reserve then extends inland encompassing, bays, marsh, mangrove swamps and jungle.
On the way back I stopped to photograph some pelicans that were close to shore and I noticed this little Wilson's Plover running along the deserted beach. I got down low and snapped a couple of frames that is the curious look it is giving me in the photo. It ran along further but would stop to see if I was pursuing him. I was glad to find him but wondered why he was alone on this beach, he did not appear to be injured. Maybe he just wanted to get away from it all, like me. : )
Here are some links about the Sian Ka'an in case you are interested.
A write-up on the lonely plant website
If you read my micro blog here, I hope it was at least interesting.
Thanks for looking.
Thinking of warmer days.
Greg