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Tour #4 Islas Todos Santos

Hello whalewatchers;
Well we haven’t gotten very far on our first day of trip #4. We keep getting stopped by wildlife!
We left Islas Todo Santos at around 8 am and we have only gone 15 miles and it is noon. We have seen long-beaked and short-beaked common dolphin, three blue whales, one fin whale and a group of six northbound gray whales north and a few other northbound gray whales. And I almost forgot all the usual sightings at Todos Santos–Pinnipeds, oystercatchers, peregrine falcons and nesting brown pelicans with chicks on the nest.
This is a great start to the trip and the weather is great with calm seas and wind and bright sunshine. We might be a little late arriving at Islas San Benito tomorow morning.
More later,
Capt Art

2011-03-12T21:55:49-08:00March 10th, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Save the date, for vaquita

San Diego: Mark April 10 for an evening showing of the film about vaquita-possibly the most endangered whale in the world. Details to follow. Will raise money for conservation efforts!

2011-03-07T21:06:15-08:00March 7th, 2011|News|
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Tour #3 Los Islotes and more blue whales March 4

Dear whalewatchers:

Our final day was pretty busy starting with  a skiff ride into the mangroves at Isla San Jose. The tide was perfect and so the skiffs could stay a little longer and I think everyone enjoyed the trip.

We travelled south towards Los Islotes and we found four more blue whales, bringing the trip total to 18 blue whales up until then. We arrived at Los Islotes and did a skiff ride for everyone. Then all the snorkelers went in and had a great time with the sea lions.
We had some daylight left and for our finale we found a group of eight blue whales in a 2-square mile area! We were able to get some great looks at multiple animals close so it was a great way to end the trip.

We are headed for Cabo with a very happy group,
Capt Art

p.s. The photo is a sunset on another Baja tour, thanks to Charles Howell

2011-03-06T06:32:58-08:00March 6th, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Wildlife Week May 30-June 3

Want a shorter version of a Baja tour? Our 5-day itinerary is the perfect northern Baja experience. We’re planning lots of time for viewing whales, dolphins, seals and sea lions, and the seabirding should be spectacular!

See details under “Wildlife Weekends” or just email us.

p.s. Thank you, Hilary Thompson, for your beautiful bottlenose dolphin shot!

2011-03-04T12:03:42-08:00March 4th, 2011|News|
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Tour #3 Isla Santa Catalina and blue whales

(Many thanks to Hilary Thompson for her beautiful photo of Isla Santa Catalina landscape!)

Hello whalewatchers,
This morning we were at Isla Santa Catalina for a hike and a snorkel. The wind was back blowing strong, but fortunately we were anchored behind this wonderful island. We stayed here until after lunch and then headed out and see if we can locate a whale.
We went towards the peninsula and we saw two blue whales right away. The wind  diminished and we were able to work and follow the whales. We spent a little time with these blue whales and continued south looking for something else. We found more blue whales and had great looks with good lighting.

With an hour left of daylight a male sperm whale breached in the distance so we went over that direction and were able to get a look at the whale through binoculars. It surfaced three times, 20 minutes apart, and on the last surfacing we were able to get close enough to see the whale without binoculars. Oddly enough the whale didn’t fluke, it just dissappeared. Most of the time sperm whales fluke to dive deep, so maybe it didn’t have to dive very deep. Everyone was happy to see a sperm whale.
We’re having margaritas and BBQ buffet on the back deck and are hoping for a chance to see bioluminesence tonight.
Capt Art

2011-03-04T11:58:53-08:00March 4th, 2011|Trip Reports|
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Tour #2 Isla Santa Catalina and blue whales

Hello whalewatchers,
Well, we are certainly living right! We expected to have good weather for the morning and then possibly have some more wind in the afternoon. Not only did we get great weather this morning, but this afternoon it is even better, with the sea glassing off completely and the swell diminishing to where the boat is barely moving. We are liking it!
We had a great walk this morning at Bahia Tambobiche with good birding. We left there to look for whales and we saw a pair of blue whales not too far from there. We had excellent looks at these whales with perfect lighting and we were able to keep track of them so everyone had a good look. We stayed for over two hours and then we left to look for something different.

We came across a big herd of common dolphin that gave us a great show. There were at least 1000 dolphin in the herd. We left them in search of something different and we found an area of birds feedin,g with balls of krill on the surface and then two Bryde’s whales showed up. We had a great show with Brydes whales feeding on the balls of krill and small bait fish. It was spectacular!
Headed to Isla Santa Catalina tonight for another calm spot and a good night’s rest.

Looking forward to tomorrow,
Capt Art

p.s. Thanks to Chef Charles for the dolphin photo!

2011-03-02T19:23:44-08:00March 2nd, 2011|Trip Reports|
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