Dear Whalewatchers:
Today we have the weather that we dream about–sunny skies, calm seas and hot temps. We started seeing humpback whales after breakfast and close to the Gorda banks area. We bypassed a few singles and then a group of seven whales showed up. We followed them for close to an hour. We had great looks at flukes with an occasional head lunge. We tried the hydrophone on top of the bank but only heard a distant whale. We headed north and saw some breaching, We got close to one whale that breached and flipper flapped. We watched a cow and calf for a short while the calf flipper flapped. It was pretty small. It is great to see cows and calves. We tried the hydrophone again and heard some whales during lunch. All in all a great morning with humpbacks.
And then the fun began. Capt Kenny saw some orcas from the roof! There were 5 whale– 1 calf, 3 females and a yearling. The water was clear so you could see the whales under the surface and we followed them for about and hour and a half and had several close looks. It is always a treat to see such a great animal. I think it has been about 4 years since we have seen orcas on this trip. We are very lucky!
We went to Bahia los Frailes for a walk and a snorkel session. Everyone enjoyed getting a chance to stretch their legs and it was our first opportunity to get in the water. The sea surface tempurature was 73 degrees.
The forecast looks great for the next few days so we are looking forward to getting up in the Sea of Cortez tomorrow.
Capt Art