Hello whalerwatchers: What a great morning here at Punta Colorado! We got it all started with a great sunrise on the island’s sandstone cliffs.
Then passengers went ashore to go for a desert plant and bird walk. But they also found a speckled rattlesnake, Isla San Jose whiptail lizards, in addition to the endemic gray thrasher, phainopepela, and a Costa’s hummingbird. After the walk passengers went to a nice sandy beach for a swim or snorkel with the fantastic variety of fish and invertebrates here. We’re headed north to look for wildlife this afternoon.
This afternoon, we had a beautiful ride and the sunset was great. We found just a few bottlenose dolphins and the crowd-pleasing red- billed tropicbird. Tonight’s dinner is cornish game hen with stuffing and fresh bread. Dessert is a peach cobbler. 
We’ve got our anchor down at Isla Santa Catalina so we’re ready to go ashore for a walk and a snorkel in the morning.
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
