We had an incredible trip with a Bryde’s whale, Minke whale, hundreds of Common dolphins! There was also a mystery whale with a tall spout that we assumed to be a Fin whale! We only saw it once in the feeding madness! We spotted Long-beaked Common dolphins in front of us! There had to be at least 30 bait balls that surrounded us! We hadn’t seen that much bait in quite some time! The baleen whales seemed to follow the dolphins and the dolphins followed the bait balls. On our way out, we had a fun pod of Commons that followed us to the south. We had an amazing day that was so refreshing to see so much life all around us!
The sea conditions today were unreal! The toasty rays of sunlight reflecting off of the ocean like molten gold! We found multiple pods of long beaked common dolphins splashing and playing all around our boat as the sky settled into one of the most enchanting sunsets we’ve seen in months! (Expand photos, it was breathtaking)
Naturalist,
Vanessa & Alison