Hello whalewatchers:
What an incredible day in the Sea of Cortez! It just doesn’t get any better weather wise with calm seas. The boat didn’t even move today except for forward motion. We all enjoyed a wonderful sunrise at Punta Colorado Isla San Jose, one of my favorite spots and an early walk to avoid the heat, then a quick snorkel session for those interested. Good reports of loads of fish and good visibility. (The attached sunrise photo by Steve Lamb)
We ventured off shore and saw a few bottlenose dolphin and interestingly enough a lot of manta rays –maybe a hundred or so in the same area. We drifted for a while and had 6 or 8 swimming around the boat. Also in just about every direction you could see them jumping. They were all about the same size with about a 6 foot wingspan.
We traveled north in a different area looking for sperm whales or pilot whales. We did see a dwarf sperm whale and a possible sighting of a group of beaked whales that didn’t stay on the surface long enough to get a good look.
Lots of storm petrels-both black and least.
We got close to Isla Santa Catalina and we spotted a blue whale close to the island we spent the rest of the day following it.
A wonderful sunset and we are currently anchored at Isla Santa Catalina.
Looking forward to going ashore tomorrow.
Capt Art
