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Tour #5 Agua Verde fin whales and more April 3

Hello whalewatchers,
Today was another remarkable day. Our weather and wildlife sightings were great again. With sunny skies and calm seas, it doesn’t get better than this. We saw a few more fin whales and 10 humpbacks, some of them giving us great fluke shots when they dove. We did something different today as well. We followed a large group of bottlenose dolphin, at least 100 animals, for over an hour as they cruised by the coast in fairly shallow water. We had a great time with them, observing their actions and photographing.
This morning we had a great stay at Bahia Agua Verde. There was a good walk in the morning and a great snorkel afterwardsl. We also had a Krazy Koastal Kruise with Kapt Kenny to Roca Solitair–the place in the attached photo.
More tomorrow,
Capt Art

2011-04-04T06:36:09-07:00April 4th, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Tour #5 Santa Catalina and a whaley day April 2

Hello whalewatchers,
Today was a glorious day at Isla Santa Catalina. We went ashore a little earlier because of the heat. The temperatures are in the mid 80’s mid-day, so earlier was better. The island is changing a little from previous trips. With the warmer temps the lizards are more active and there were lots around. Also the cardon cactus are in the process of blooming with lots of buds and a few flowers.
The snorkelling was excellent with great visibility and 70 degree water. Kapt Kenny’s Krazy Koastal Kruise had a good trip with a few bottlenose dolphin sighted.
We left at noon to look for whales and what an afternoon we had! We saw at least 15 fin whales, three different groups of common dolphin with at least 1000 animals in each group, a small group of bottlenose dolphin, and one blue whale.
There was also lots of birdlife with pelicans, boobies, murrelets, grebes and gulls.
The seas were calm and so it made for a wonderful day out looking for whales.
More tomorrow from Bahia Agua Verde,
Capt Art

2011-04-03T08:48:56-07:00April 3rd, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Tour #5 Classic Sea of Cortez day April 1

Hello whalewatchers,

We’ve enjoyed a classic day in the Sea Of Cortez today with calm, hot conditions and loads of wildlife. It all started with a beautiful sunrise at Punta Colorado, Isla San Jose. Then we offered a skiff ride along the coast, a hike up the arroyo and then a snorkel–all before lunch.

We went looking for whales and found some feeding fin whales along with a big group of common dolphins., then a lonley humpback whale which we don’t normally see this far north in the gulf.
Then a red-billed tropicbird, plenty of black storm petrels and a few Craverri’s murrelets.
A great day and lots of fun for everyone.
More tomorow from Isla Santa Catalina,
Capt Art

2011-04-01T21:12:49-07:00April 1st, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Tour #5 Humpbacks! March 31

Hello whalewatchers,
We had a phenomenal day overall with great weather sunny skies, light winds, and warm temperatures. That made for a great day with the humpback whales offshore Cabo San Lucas. The humpback whalewatching was excellent as we followed two groups of 6 and 8 whales with multiple breaches and flipper flapping. We were able to get up-close looks at the whales and it was pretty exciting following those groups. These were the highlights. We saw lots of whales in the distance that we didn’t follow or watch. We spotted lots of manta rays jumping as well. We made a quick stop at Bahia Los Frailes for a beach walk and a snorkel in the 72 degrees water was enjoyed by all.

We are headed north to Isla San Jose in calm weather tonight.
More tomorrow,
Capt Art

2020-07-15T16:35:22-07:00April 1st, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Tour #5 March 30 humpbacks!

Hello whalewatchers,

We had some wind to deal with today that made whalewatching challenging, but we did get a really close look at a breaching humpback. We were able to follow the humpback after it quit breaching and we had some great views. It’s always exciting to watch these acrobats. To top that, we came upon another humpback whale with a calf and the calf was breaching! We were able to follow them for a while and then we lost our lighting at sunset.
We are headed south to spend some more time with more humpbacks tomorrow at the Gorda Banks.
More then,
Capt Art

2011-03-30T21:47:46-07:00March 30th, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Tour #5 Offshore sightings March 30

Hello whalewatchers,
This morning off of Bahia Magdalena we have been busy with multiple whale sightings. We saw a huge herd of common dolphins, a humpback that stayed down along time and didn’t fluke, a Bryde’s whale, four blue whales )one of which we had a good look at) and another humpback during lunch.
We are looking forward to this afternoon and hopefully the wind will diminish a little so we have better conditions. It is a little difficult to see the whales with the swell and wind we currently have.
More later,
Capt Art

2011-03-30T15:24:40-07:00March 30th, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Tour #5 Gray whales March 29

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 whales in between! The whalewatching from the Searcher was excellent since mothes and  calves spent time aro0und the boat all day! WE had sunny skies and some breezy conditions but not enough to matter. Everyone had a great time in this special place.
We are headed south tonight and are hoping for good weaather conditions to look for more whales.
More then,
Capt Art

p.s. Photo taken by Charles Howell

2011-03-30T07:15:13-07:00March 30th, 2011|Trip Reports|
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