Dear whalewatchers:
We started this morning in the area of Gorda Banks, watching for humpback whales. The weather was calm and we saw scattered humpbacks after daylight around Cabo. They were mostly just single whales until we got closer to the Gorda Bank area. We started seeing doubles and triples and then we came across a big group. We followed a group of 9-11 humpback whales who were obviously surfacing together, interacting, and showing all the surface behaviors that humpbacks are famous for–breaching, tail lobbing, flipper flapping, and fluking together. It was a phenomenal show and everyone got loads of photos of air-borne humpback whales.
Our last activity for the day was either a snorkel session or a desert walk for birds and butterflies. The snorkeling was excellent with a large variety of fish and 73-degree water. The land folks found some Baja desert birds to watch.
Looking forward to another day in the Sea of Cortez tomorrow,
Capt Art
