Orcas are an uncommon sighting for our tours in the Sea of Cortez and this group got to see them TWICE! A group of 6 animals, including a mother/calf pair, visited the boat on 31 Jan and again on 2 Feb. It looks like our passengers are taking home some wonderful photos!
Howdy whalewatchers:
Northern cardinal in Baja
We had a great morning ashore at Santa Catalina Island with a nice walk up the arroyo for viewing giant cardon cactus, Northern cardinals, Gila woodpeckers, black-throated sparrows, and white winged doves. (Click here for a review of the Birds of Baja.)
Afterwards there was a snorkel and a skiff ride along the coast of the island where there were some bottlenose dolphins interacting with the skiffs.
Distant view of orcas in Sea of Cortez
The weather is calm and we’re headed toward a small pod of killer whales to start our afternoon whalewatching.
This afternoon we had an incredible look at killer whales! They came over to the boat and swam around under and all around the boat, swimming upside down even.
We are now anchored up for the night at Punta Colorado at Isla San Jose where we will be going ashore and going for a another nice snorkel.
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
Howdy whalewatchers,
This morning we went ashore Isla San Francisco for an exploration walk and returned to go in the water for a snorkel. The swimmers had really good visibility and saw lots of garden eels, sergeant majors, giant damselfish and cornetfish, just to name a few.
We’re having lunch while on the anchor and moving up further into Sea of Cortez this afternoon.
Our on-board experts in Ocean Plastics: Jo Ruxton and Bonnie Monteleone.
Howdy “blue whale lovers,”
We are enjoying a nice break from some windy weather and saw our first blue whale!
We’re off to our next destination for tomorrow and hoping to capitalize on the calm seas in our future.
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
