CELESTUN: Pink Flamingos Paradise or Garbage Nightmare?
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In this episode, we will take you along with us to Celestun!
Though not on the original tour itinerary, it became clear we could not pass up the opportunity to make this stop. The town of Celestún is in the northwest corner of the state, just north of the border with the state of Campeche, on the Gulf of Mexico coast.
We came to Celestún not to chill on the beach, but because it is where you’re supposed to be able to see flocks of wild flamingos.
Surely you’ve seen flamingos in zoos before, but it was entirely different seeing them out here in the wild!
Celestun flamingo season is November to April and the best time to see flamingos in Celestun is December-February.
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You belong with the rare group of people who also show the down-sides of reality, not just the shiny surface. Thank you for trying to raise awareness, not only for the beautiful, but also the ugly sides of life. Tanti saluti, Marina 😊🌺🙏
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Ciao Marina, thank you very much for watching and commenting our videos. As you may know, we really care about being as real and realistic as possible. Sometimes our cameras are off, or we can't make videos for whatever reason, and we lose some little parts of what we are living, of what happens, and what we see/experience. But we try as much as we can to give you the real experience as you would have been there with us. ❤🙏👍😊
@inahood8227
5 жыл бұрын
@@leaw Of course- I mean you do need some privacy, don't you! 👫 (In fact, everybody should respect that..)
It is a shame that such beautiful places are littered with plastic garbage. I was glad to see recently that the United Nations has put forth a legally binding framework for reducing plastic garbage. As a citizen of the United States I am saddened and ashamed that my country was one of the few that didn't sign on. Thank you for the beautiful footage of the pink flamingos!!! They truly ate a amazing bird! And thank you for bringing awareness to the problem of plastic. If we all started filling our own SS water bottles, and bringing our own canvas shopping bags, and bring our own coffee cups to our local coffee shops, it would make suck a big difference. How did we survive before plastic? Very well!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, we all should start doing something as you say. Non single use plastic bottles are just an example, plastic straws are not needed etc etc Saving the planet sounds huge doesn’t it? And in essence, it is. But there are many simple ways we can do our bit to help. BECAUSE SIMPLE THINGS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Thanks for watching!
That poor cow...I love animals so much and it hurts my heart to see any animal living in that condition. Thank you for raising awareness!! Loved the flamingos!!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Shelby, thank you for watching and commenting. We love animals and many times we have seen horrible things around the world going on so we really want to raise awareness from now on. ❤🙏
Sara and Luca, I posted this one to my Facebook page. I cried for the beauty of flamingos but ached for the environmental tragedy behind the scenes. This is why your truck is the greatest. See beyond what tourists are shown. The hungry dogs hurt me. There are so many starving dogs everywhere in all the vanlife channels in Mexico. I hope you get more subscribers.
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Dear Beverly thank you so much for sharing our video to your FB page. We hope to be able one day to drive an electric vehicle and to start programs to help people and animals all around this beautiful world. Thank you for your support Beverly!!
I hope someone in Mexico who is responsible for the disposal of this trash sees this video, thank you for raising awareness. That poor cow, it is so neglected.
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
We hope the same too, Alma. Thank you for watching the video. It's a shame to see things like this.
Great shots of the flamingos. Garbage really needs some attention. Safe travels!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We hope things will change soon!
Beautiful b roll of the birds in flight!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nancy!!
Sara ,&,luca i have never seen beautiful places tahnks ur the my eyes and iam see the wonder full world 😍😍😍😍😍 thak u both
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bunty
You two are awesome! Thank you for documenting your travels.
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dianna
Che posti magnifici! Stupendo!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Grazie Bruna
Oh! No! that's to 😕 , I will try to bring it up to someone's attention ..Thanks to you both for bring this problem to our attention
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
thank you for your effort Beatriz, we hope someone will see this video and do something!!
... thanks for the puppy view - for sure they were happy for your contributions ;-) were they real friendly? were there any dogs at the dump? Cheers ~ S
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve. They were really happy and friendly dogs. We didn't see dogs at the dump but we stay few minutes because the air was unbreathable. Ciao!!
Oh dios mio! Me pone triste pobres animales.Love your video's :)
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
So sad :( thank you Diana
Thanks for the video guys. Beautiful and sad at the same time. Your cinematic and editing skills just keep getting better. Happy trails!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, thank you very much for watching and commenting. We will keep learning and trying to improve. Sometimes, depending on where we are, is really hard to work on the editing. We hope to be able to afford new gears to be able to upgrade the quality. Stay tuned! 🙏❤😊👍😉👋
@mikephillips8406
5 жыл бұрын
@@leaw you have a great eye for cinematic shots and a good way with the story - especially considering English isn't your first language. My wife's first language isn't English, so I understand the difficulty of expressing nuances and abstractions. And yet your stories always have such a genuine, human touch. I think most people have never edited several hours of video into 10 or 15 minutes of content. It often takes hours to do so. My own channel doesn't have any content as of yet, but I have hundreds of hours of raw footage I haven't been able to sit down and edit into anything. Maybe when I get done with the attic remodel or the van build or the garage restoration... Or when I retire, LOL. Love your stuff, be well!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike! We really appreciate your words, coming from someone who knows our difficulties. Most people give many things you have said for granted. New video just uploaded. 🙏❤😊👍😉👋
Thank you for sharing 💕
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
thank you Debbie!!
Hi guys,i love your videos a lot,pls we need to try to keep clean all the area,the world is our home,no more plastic bags
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jose, very important message!
Yes! Sara and Luca! 👍👍👍👍💖💕💗💟
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
I love your videos and enjoy watching the journey. For me it would be difficult traveling to Mexico and would have to travel with bags of dog food to feed the stray and neglected dogs. I couldn't eat without sharing with them. Happy travels, be safe. You do a wonderful job editing and the music you attach is perfect. Much love Sara & Luca
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Giselle! Thank you very much for watching and commenting! 🙏❤😊👍😉👋
The birds and flamingo flying was a nice shot
Grazie! I am from Wisconsin, USA and I didn't know that Madison has the city bird as the plastic pink flamingo! Lol
Thanks for revealing everything you see…We all need to wake up and smell the garbage at least once in our lives… Thanks for being concerned
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Mike, we love to share the reality with you and to spread awareness. We all need to feel responsible and to do something. Thanks for watching!
Good morning Luca and Sara! Nice birds...not so nice garbage. It's good you guys promote cleaning up the environment, though.
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Good morning! =) We try to do the same wherever we go. We only have this Planet, we don't have Planet B. Things we always do but not always show: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJVtsNOFnbbViM4.html
This place seem beautiful. But at the same time there's garbage disposal and this is dangerous for those poor birds. I hope the authority will do something to clean it up and make it safe for those flamingos
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
We hope the same Simmu. We hope to raise awareness with our videos to help the community, the animals and this beautiful place thank you
The flamingos were magnificent! ❤ It's so sad about all the trash around the sanctuary, hopefully that will improve soon 🤞 Today I have been removing the broken plastic coating from a clothes drying rack, while binge watching your videos. It's taking ages, but I will paint it afterwards and use it again, instead of buying a new one. It's worth the time taken to recondition and reuse, to upcycle and recycle whatever we can, to help the planet 🌏 💚
Pazzesco! Bellissimo! Bravi ragazzi!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Grazie mille Laura 🙏❤😊👍😉👋
Loved seeing the flamingos, that looked like a breat spot to camp. How hot is the weather there right now?
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
The flamingos were amazing, but we didn't sleep there because the air was unbreathable. Right now we don't because we recorded this video some weeks ago, but should be sunny and hot! thanks for watching
@FlyingCameraGuy
5 жыл бұрын
@@leaw I was wondering why you were back tracking, lol. You should put the date the video was recorded in your main comments so everyone will know what time of the year it was recorded.
You always try to get there. and you get there. cool
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, we never know until we get there =D We quite never give up ;)
So, did you feed the pups? Beautiful birds but too bad the area around it is allowed to be garbage.
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Of course we feed them, we can't help :) thank you for watching Linda
I share your video with the state goverment of Yucatan, the federal secretary of tourism and the secretary of environment. Its a shame the conditions of that place. The dogs known where the good food is!!! Jajaja 🐶🐕🐩🍕
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Francisco. We were shocked when we arrived at the Biosphere. That day was very windy and the air was unbreathable. Most of the tourists don't see what is happening because they go on the boat tour to see the flamingos, just few people drive across the reserve. Please let us know if someone will answer to your message. thank you
@donguadalucio1405
5 жыл бұрын
Do you have the link of the secretaría de turismo? I'm going to put a complaint. ...Los voy a putear.
@franciscomirandahernandez7510
5 жыл бұрын
@@donguadalucio1405 @SECTUR_mx ese es el Twitter de la Secretaría de turismo, aunque el estado de Yucatán debe ser el primer responsable.
@franciscomirandahernandez7510
5 жыл бұрын
@@leaw No, thank you both because we want that all the tourists have a great time in our country and all of us must take care of the nature.
I'm sharing this video in Facebook so we can stop using the reserve as a trash can.im so mad about this.
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing our videos Yuri!
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
please tag us on your Facebook Page we are on FB as LEAW Leave Everything and Wander facebook.com/LeaveEverythingAndWander/
Hello my friends.
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Hello!! :)
I go to Celestun often but don't recognize the road your traveling on. Is it near the bridge that has the boat trips when entering Celestun or further down the road?
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Alan, you have to keep going further, once you reach the town you have to go left. 😉👍
@alan0163
5 жыл бұрын
@@leaw Thanks, I'll keep an eye out my next trip.
what kind of drone do you guys use for your videos, can do a video about it Please
@leaw
3 жыл бұрын
Mavic 2 pro
Like 118 👋🏻
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
;)
👍🇨🇦😃
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
:)
Its a shame humans are not better Stewart's of the planet
@leaw
5 жыл бұрын
We should act and start doing something. Thanks for watching
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Someone is probably getting paid to haul that garbage away. So they pick a reserve to burn it. Sad. I’m conflicted with the drone footage of the flamingos as they have to expend energy while in flight. I know you would be/are respectful of nature. It’s sad to see stray animals. Definitely an issue in most of the world.