Hello whalewatchers: We are enjoying a beautiful sunrise at one of our favorite spots–Punta Colorado at Isla San Jose. We took everyone ashore early for some birding and botanizing as it is going to be a hot day.
More later, Team Searcher
Afternoon update:
We had another great day today. A walk, and then a snorkel or a skiff ride along the shoreline. After everyone was back aboard we decided to take a different route. We went north and east of Isla San Jose for 10 miles into really deep water. We are hoping to see some different toothed whales this afternoon. We came across an area of large manta rays on the surface and jumping.
We stayed in deep water and the crew saw a pair of blue whales in the distance–great job by Team Searcher crew on the lookout from the roof! We travelled for at least 5 miles before getting in the area. We spent about an hour with these whales and then continued on in search of toothed whales.
We saw a whale in the distance it was small and brown and it stayed on the surface for a while. We got to it and hung out for an hour, hoping for a look at it. We never saw it again, but we supposed it could have been a beaked whale.
We decided to travel towards Isla Santa Catalina, our destination for tonight and tomorrow.
We then came upon a group of dwarf sperm whales! There were at least 6 individuals. With the calm conditions we
Dwarf sperm whales at sunset (from another trip).
were able to get really good looks at these whales. It has to be calm in order to spot these guys. They are only 12 feet long and aren’t at the surface very long.
We started the day with a beautiful sunrise and ended it with a great sunset, part of Baja’s magic.
Team Searcher
