Hello whalewatchers:
The first tour is underway and after a chilly rainstorm in San Diego on Saturday, blue sky appeared on Sunday and turned into a good send-off for our 25 passengers, two leaders (Paul Jones and Patti Schick Nisbet) AND honored guest/gray whale researcher Steven Swartz aboard. Steven will migrate south along with the gray whales, and off-load himself and a whole lot of gear in Laguna San Ignacio in order to set up his winter research camp there. Steven is a long-time friend to Searcher and the gray whales of Baja.
Today’s travel weather is good and at mid-day, Capt Art reports of lots of seabirds, dolphins, gray whales during travel time. The daily tally will follow.
Celia (in the San Diego office)
