Hello whalewatchers:
(Thank you to Nigel Carter for use of his emerald-tailed lizard photo.) We had a great day at Isla Santa Catalina with a walk up the arroyo ashore with the cardón cactus starting to bloom and some of the barrel cactus in bloom.
Click the link for Naturalist Paul Jones’ article about cardón cactus. 
The emerald-tailed lizards were out today and some saw another interesting island reptile: a chuckwalla.
Some passengers enjoyed a “Crazy Coastal Cruise” and others had a good snorkel session.
Tall spout from a blue whale.
We then headed west towards the peninsula. We had a great look at a red-billed tropicbird and found four blue whales in an area. We stayed with two whales for most of the afternoon. At the end of the day one of the blue whales started to fluke! That is always a spectacular sight, especially along with a great Baja sunset.
Then the fun began with a back deck buffet and margaritas for everyone.
Capt Art and Team Searcher
