Dear whalewatchers:
We had amazing weather all day today–calm conditions and clear blue water. That allowed us to find many green sea turtles, balls of krill and bait fish underwater, and great views of large whales as they swam very close to the boat.
We started today with a few common dolphin not a big concentration but a steady flow of dolphin all day.
Later we found two different cow-calf pairs of humpback whales. Their white pectoral flippers and mottled flukes were easy to track.
A very cooperative and relaxed blue whale was a highlight of the day. We started watching this blue whale as it lunged with every breath and swam quickly. However, soon it slowed its speed and swam just underwater very close to the boat. Its breathing was slow and its behavior was calm. This means we had just an amazing view of the entire animal over and over again. I think everyone who wanted it got a nice photo of this blue whale. We believe this was a young animal as it was just about 60-feet long.
We moved into a deep water area and didn’t see much until we laid a slick of fish oil and popcorn. This drew in about a dozen black storm petrels.
The weather looks good for tomorrow as we round the tip of Baja. Looking forward to humpback whales in the morning.
Capt Art and Celia