Visual Pollution

On Rancho El Carrizalito, along a grand stretch of Sea of Cortez coastline, I walk around a lot; sometimes brushing up against others who are experiencing, too, the majesty of the surrounding area. Though I don't go out of my way to initiate conversation, often enough I find myself drawn into some:

"Hi! How ya doin'? Yes. Great morning. Yes! I agree. The place is spectacular." It's their curiosity, mostly, that brings out that I live in the area - at least winters. When asked how long I've been doing this, I answer, "Oh. More than twenty years"; which usually sets off simply strings of questions that I honestly have to stem the flow of, me not wanting to spend vast somas of time or energies with regards to such. If they're really interested in more contact, and some of them are, I point in direction to where our camp lays, quite hidden, and tell them that at martini time, mostly 5:30 sharp, we're usually quite conversive and much more agreeable to visitors.

Nowadays, with almost everyone of these, whether short or long exchanges, the subject rather quickly turns towards what is now going down along this stretch of coastline, this quickly slanting off towards Robi's erections; the start of what he hopes will become his dreamt up "Marina San Cosme" project.

To say that the overwhelming majority of these others' comments about what they've seen, wax considerably negative, is no exaggeration.

"Who is allowing this sort of sacrilegious outrage?" I'm most generally asked. Of course a complete explanation to that is a time intensive event. So what I generally do is slip out some basics, and then inform them of this web site, where if they're inclined, they can essentially study up on what's allowing that mess.

They come from all over, these others whom I encounter on these beaches. Mostly, they've come for one reason: To see, with their own eyes, the grandeur of what's naturally here. "It's like one side of the Grand Canyon juxtaposed with the Sea and islands," I've heard by now countless times. "How could the Mexican government allow any development in this area that should be a "Hands off!" International treasure." This comes as a direct quote from a Mexico City resident responding to this web site by e-mail (david@dondavidonbaja.com).

Numerous members of the outfitted kayak groups that utilize these beaches, in a somewhat low impact fashion, them being quite overwhelmed by the place, have approached me, shaking my hand (their guides having already tipped them off about this fight) and asking me what they can do, contribute, to help save what's here. Read my web pages, I'll almost always say. "You're most likely literate, computer literate, you can pay attention. Everybody knows somebody. Pass the word; use your imagination. (Web site: dondavidonbaja.com)

To cheer them some I assure 'em that this coastline destruction is in no way pre-ordained. I mention the coalition that has taken shape and which is growing and definitively engaging the enemy. All the time there seems to be more and more people catching on.

What Robi is doing, stands out, sticks out, detracts greatly from the coastal backdrop; and can be seen from simply miles and miles off out at sea. It can't help but draw strings of negative comments from the passing crowd. And then when some discover that the same character is responsible for the desecration done to Playa Coyotito, also, it's magnificent backdrop.I witness a lot of heads dropped and shaking with disgust at the degree of unconsciousness.

I don't have to prod these others, 'err poke 'em, neither.

I'm just tryin' at get across at Robi, mostly, how his acts are perceived.

Email: david@dondavidonbaja.com