Hello whalewatchers:
(Many thanks to Rob Nawojchik for use of the above photo.) We started our day with sunrise at Punta Colorado on Isla San Jose. It was a wonderful way to start our day, but we decided to move to another place for a shore walk and snorkel session. We didn’t want to share this great spot with another boat. That decision paid big dividends since we had a spectacular morning with sperm whales when we might otherwise have missed them while going ashore! We don’t always have the opportunity to observe these sperm whales. The conditions were perfect with calm seas and no wind, and we spent over three hours with several whales in the this group.
Sperm whale mother and calf at the surface.
There were multiple females and calves in the group so that was special, and we had tremendous looks. It seems to be a trend this trip–to be around baby whales.
We also saw loads of storm petrels, a few boobies and a red-billed tropicbird for the birders. We decided to go ashore on the peninsula this afternoon and have a snorkel session as well. A great day for everyone!
Capt Art and Team Searcher
