See what naturalist Lee Morgan started…
These are some buff dudes! Team Searcher (Cole Crafton. Kenny Merrell, Joe Soares, Aaron Remy and Capt Art) carry Lee down the fashion trail in Baja California aboard Searcher!
Springtime blues..
Blue WHALES! Nearshore sightings of blue whales are starting, just in time for our Memorial Day Weekend Blue Whale/Seabird trip. Spaces available. Don’t miss the boat!
Time to get even more jealous…
…if you have a friend on board right now. They have found ORCAS! full story to follow..(photo from a previous year by Steve Lamb)
Tour #3 ends….
Everyone left Searcher this morning, bound for the Cabo San Lucas airport or to town to extend their stay in beautiful Baja. We thank you all for joining us.
Today’s photo features Naturalist Rob and his large bag of Whale Tails Tortilla Chips–organic and local, best eaten while watching whales in Baja!
We have a current gray whale census from our colleagues in Laguna San Ignacio:
March 17, 2012: 58 singles + 79 mother & calf pairs = 216 whales
Safety in Baja California Sur
Here it is in print (though we all knew it was true!). Baja California Sur is extremely safe for travel.
Solar Activity
All passengers arrived and Tour #3 has departed under good weather. Our satellite communication from the boat is compromised due to the current solar activity. We will get updates and blog reports as soon as everything is resolved!
Laguna San Ignacio gray whale census
Our colleagues report 133 singles and 82 mothers with calves. That is a total of 297 gray whales on March 5!
Tour #3 begins Thursday!
We are excited to welcome 25 new Baja whalewatchers aboard on Thursday. Weather reports look great. Check back for wildlife posts then!
Laguna San Ignacio census
Our colleagues report that there are 202 adults and 62 cow/calf pairs for a total of 326 gray whales in the lagoon as of 22 February.
Tour #2 Departs (after a day of 73-degree sunshine)
All our guests are aboard and enjoying a warm night leaving San Diego Bay enroute to Baja’s beauties. One passenger is using one of my fave bounce back email messages: “I’m having a whale of a time….in Baja California and won’t be back in the office until _____. In my absence, please direct enquires to _____. The trip blog is here: http://www.bajawhale.com/
