Captain's Blog

Hello whalewatchers,
We woke up to  calm weather–our weather has been great so far, we are feeling pretty lucky. We saw a few single humpbacks close to Cabo but we continued on towards the Gorda Bank area. Our next sighting was dwarf sperm whales. We saw at least 6 and maybe more. You know it’s calm when you see these whales, as it’s the only condition they are viewable.
We started seeing more humpbacks the closer we got to the bank. They seemed to be staying down a long time and only on the surface for 1 or 2 breaths. Since we were seeing plenty of whales we decided to stop and try the hydrophone and the whales were singing. It was very loud, like they were close by and who knows how many whales were singing. What a treat to hear them and see them.
We continued to head northeast along the bottom of the peninsula and we came across a cow and calf with an escort that were tail-lobbing and breaching. That was great and  there seemed to be more breachers in the area. We keyed in on one whale and it breached several times in front of the bow. It is always great to see these whales jump. What power they have.
A short visit for a walk at Los Frailles for everyone and that was our day. Headed north tonight looking forward to tomorrow.
Capt Art

Hello whalewatchers,
We had a great day offshore with plenty of whales and birds to look at! We saw 8 or 10 humpbacks, a close look at a Bryde’s whale, and a good look at a very large blue whale before lunch. Once we got to the area where the shelf drops off into deep water, we started seeing bird life: a couple of tropic birds, phalaropes, ,shearwaters, and more. An hour before sunset we came upon an area that had at least EIGHT blue whales in a square mile area. They were milling around in the same zone. We had some great looks at a pair that were close by. The lighting decreased so we left that zone and thought that was the end of our day and then a herd of short-beaked common dolphin showed up–a great way to end the day.
More tomorrow,
Capt Art

Hello whalewatchers,
Laguna San Ignacio produced another marvelous day with great weather light winds. Oh and a gray whale or two! Everyone had a close encounter with multiple whales today. There are a lot of whales here as reported at the end of last week–over 300 whales and 81 cows with calves. Need I say more?
It is great to be here and experience the magic. We just can’t get enough of this place. Looking forward to a great sunset and lights out tonight with the whales and the stars.
More tomorrow,
Capt Art