Hello whalewatchers,
We have had a great morning! We’ve enjoyed several humpback whale sightings: singles, doubles and up to four whales in a group. We followed a group of four for over an hour, and we could say they followed us at times too. The whales hung around the boat, they laid under the bow, and with clear sea water we were able to have a great view of them. Loads of photo opportunities for everyone!
For the birders we had great looks at masked boobies, red billed tropicbird, California gulls, pink-footed shearwaters and frigatebirds. Needless to say, we have been busy. We’re really enjoying the great weather with light winds and calm seas too. The photo at the top is of humpback whales watching us.
Day’s end report:
It was a full day of humpback whales today. We saw approximately 35 humpback whales today, with multiple breachings in the distance with some lobtailing and flipper flapping too. Also had good bird watching, some bottlenose dolphin sightings, and the occasional sea turtle. It was a great day for everyone and we are looking forward to some more humpbacks tomorrow. 
Here is a photo of a humpback whale surfacing close to the boat. We were drifting and waiting for the trio of whales to come up, and they turned around and headed towards the boat. Two of them laid under the bow as we were drifting. It was great to see them in such clean water.
Captain Art and Team Searcher
