Hello whalewatchers,
We have had a WHALE OF A DAY! We added to the baleen whale list.
After lunch we saw two blue whales, one fluked over and over. We followed it for more than an hour, watching it at depth with the sonar and then having it come up right on the bow at 50 yards each time. It was a large animal and the lighting was superb so we had remarkable looks at a blue whale. We did see another blue whale in the distance.
After that we saw a fin whale cow and calf pair that we had a clear look at for ID purposes. The sun was very high and there was a large area of glare that the whales could have come up in and we missed them.
We saw common dolphin for miles and miles and so we elected to visit them. There were thousands! It was an area of feeding dolphin and they had birds associated with them– such as frigates, boobies, gulls and pelicans. We saw birds eating mackerel that the dolphin chased to the surface.
We are going to anchor and have dinner on the back deck and even enjoy some margaritas (passengers, not crew!).
More tomorrow,
Capt Art
