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Tour #1: Cabo San Lucas and gray whale news

Celia — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000

Passengers got off Searcher in Cabo San Lucas today. Some will stay on in the area for a few days, others are heading to the airport for flights home. We can wait to hear from everyone after they’ve returned home and absorbed all they’ve seen! Capt Art is still whalewatching on the trip home! He [...]

Tour #1: Laguna San Ignacio, day 2

Celia — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:04:35 +0000

Hello whalewatchers,
We've enjoyed another picture-perfect day in Laguna San Ignacio with clear skies and light winds. We started the day with a visit from a cow and calf next to the Searcher.

New movie about gray whales to release tomorrow

Celia — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:42:53 +0000

http://www.everybodyloveswhales.com/

6-8 gray whales in San Ignacio Lagoon

Celia — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:26:05 +0000

The early migration has reached at least one of the Baja birthing/mating lagoons. Our colleagues in Laguna San Ignacio report sighting between 6-8 whales today.

A book recommendation

Celia — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:31:26 +0000

Sue and Larry Schott from Ontario, Canada, wrote to recommend a book about Laguna San Ignacio. They read it in preparation for their February, 2012 tour to that same spot!

"We came across an excellent book which you may already know about. It is called 'Whales Touching the Mystery' by Doug Thomson. It is primarily about the gray whales, the history and the current 'keepers of the lagoon.' I am reading it for the second time. It is one of the books that intrigued us initially on San Ignacio Lagoon and being able to get close encouters with the gray whales. It is an excellent read for anyone doing your whale watching tour."

(photo by Chef Charles Howell from Laguna San Ignacio)

What a gray whale season!

Celia — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:16:12 +0000

The NOAA web site reports 253 gray whale cow/calf pairs and 389 adults/juveniles have passed by the census station in central California. They will count for one more week which makes the season census dates March 28-May 28, 2011.

Record gray whale counts for 2011!

Celia — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:13:56 +0000

133 mother and calf pairs and 16 singles = 282 whales on 28 March!

Tour #5 Gray whales March 29

Celia — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:15:13 +0000

Hello whalewatchers, We had another great day in Laguna San Ignacio, starting with a pre-breakfast mangrove skiff ride and ending with a trip to the beach. The birding in the mangroves was really great and everyone likes a chance for a walk on the pristine beach here. We had lots of close encounters with gray [...]

Tour #5 Friendly Gray Whales of Laguna San Ignacio March 28

Celia — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:13:35 +0000

Hello whalewatchers, What a remarkable day in Laguna San Ignacio, with cows and calf everywhere we look! We even had them hanging around Searcher all day. Everyone had a close encounter on both trips today. I think everyone was a little overwhelmed and a little reserved in the pangas today. I think that might change [...]

Tour #5 Whale and seabird day March 26

Celia — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 03:20:42 +0000

Hello whalewatcher, Today was an excellent day with several whale sightings. We started the day with a group of long-beaked common dolphin in Bahia Ensenada. Then prior to arriving at Islas Todos Santos, we saw a fin whale that we are sure is the same whale we have seen on previous trips. After a brief [...]