Hello whalewatchers: Well today was quite a day, beginning with dolphins and bioluminesence at 430 am. We enjoyed great weather and a gorgeous sunrise at Punta Colorado. Everyone went ashore early to beat the heat and then came back to the boat for a snorkel session. It was a great morning.
We headed north and didn’t get very far.We came upon an area of blue whales –yes, an “area” –with 10-12 whales, two cow calf pairs and two flukers all in a 2- square mile area. We spent two-hours with them. Along with the blue whales were several manta rays on the surface, there were packs of them at times with 7 or 8 rays together, and of course they were jumping. We decided to leave and head north to see what the rest of the day would bring us. Lots and lots of diving pelicans, jaegers, gulls, shearwaters and storm petrels. The crew spotted two dwarf sperm whales and also in the distance some pilot whales. We had some great looks at these whales. We made it up to Isla Santa Catalina for the night. Also we had one more look at Panstarrs comet. Very cool!
Today’s photo is of a male pilot whale.
Team Searcher
