Hello whalewatchers,
Our first day of trip #4 and all before lunch, we had quite a bit of sea life. We saw all the usual suspects at Isla Todos Santos such as elephant seals, harbor seals, sea lions and a variety of seabirds. As we were ready to leave we saw a group of four gray whales headed northbound. We spent some time with them and gave everyone their first look at a big whale. Just a little south of there we came across a group of feeding long-beaked common dolphins, with some shearwaters and gulls associated. We also had a good look at a large ocean sun fish.
We found more northbound gray whales and then four different humpbacks, one of which breached and tail lobbed close by. A little more south we saw 3 black-footed albatross and more northbound gray whales.
We have seen several rhino auklets which is significant since we have now seen several in three trips in a row. There were several alcids to see all morning long, mostly cassin’s auklets. We’re still on watch for more wildlife this afternoon!
More later,
Capt Art
