Hello whale watchers,
What a day we had today! It started with an early morning wake-up wat Los Islotes where we would fit in an early snorkel session. All the snorkelers returned with big smiled from swimming with sea lions and all the colorful reef fishes. Many thanks to Naturalist Rob N. for the photo use above AND the article in the link provided. Then we had a skiff ride for everyone for nice photography of the island wildlife, including blue-footed boobies!
We hoisted the skiffs aboard and headed south into La Paz bay. We were met by our local expert Jesus. He provided two pangas for our whale shark trip. Our snorkelers and observers went out for 2 hours and returned with glowing reviews of their great looks at big whale sharks! The sharks were in shallow water so the observers were able to get good looks in clean water too.
Naturalist Lee’s photo from a 2016 whale shark expedition.
We departed and headed north to get to the Cerralvo channel for the afternoon. Along the way we stopped and looked at jumping smooth-tailed mobulas. We entered the channel and it didn’t take long for the crew to spot pilot whales! We stayed with the pilot whales for over an hour and then it was time to start traveling towards Cabo San Lucas.
What a trip! We were able to so much of Baja California’s wildlife. Looking forward to next trip with plenty of potential for another great trip!
Team Searcher
