It was a Super Cetacean Saturday!
Cetaceans include whales, dolphins and porpoises! While we didn’t see any porpoises we did see a small handful of Long-beaked Common dolphins and HUGE Competition pod of EIGHT Humpback whales! We had the best time watching them come up all at once, often synchronizing their breaths! Some of their spouts were massive! We observed them go down for 5 to 8 min dives and come up for 3-4 breaths! We lucky to see some socializing behavior with a some whale lunging to the surface, as well as swishing their tail at the surface! We had amazing backdrop with clear visibility of Downtown San Diego and Mexico in the distance! The humpbacks were just one mile from the Mexican border! We wished them whale as they socialized down to the south! We have another tour right now! We will update you soon!
Why are humpback whales so good at singing? – Because they always know how to hit the “high notes”! In all seriousness, humpback whales are known for their spectacular hymns that can be heard across ocean basins! Today, we found a humpback whale travelling very fast, going south towards Mexico. We got some really great looks on both sides of the boat and saw its tail flukes twice!!! Then, we caught up with a pod of ~300 long-beaked common dolphins! They were surfing in our wake for a few miles as we were heading back in towards Mission Bay. We enjoyed an absolutely gorgeous rainbow colored sunset this evening. Also once it was dark enough, we saw the most vibrantly blue bioluminescence as we made our way back in. Sunday funday on the Privateer is tomorrow so please come join us.
Naturalist,
Vanessa & Melissa
