Hello all,
We started our day in Ensenada harbor and then out to Isla Todos Santos for some wildlife viewing. The island is very green with spots of yellow from the blooming daisies. We encountered some common dolphin on the way out to the island. There were plenty of harbor seals on the beach and in the water, with a few elephant seals hauled out as well.
Harbor Seal by Rob Nawojchik
We had great looks at black oystercatchers, peregrine falcon and brown pelicans on the nest and in breeding plumag on and around the island.
We traveled south and were lucky to get our first whale of the trip. It was a blue whale and it turns out there were two whales in the area. They were down for 15 minutes each which made it difficult to keep track of them, but we did manage to get some good looks. A little further south we came across a herd of common dolphins. 
Not a bad start to the trip! Searcher naturalist Andrea Dransfield and Chris Breen (from The Traveling Naturalist) are keeping everyone engaged and informed.
Capt Art and Team Searcher
