We encountered our FIRST GRAY WHALE OF THE SEASON!
It was a rolly day out on the Pacific Ocean! We had fun going out of the lumpy Mission Bay jetties! We went west until about 3miles from shore and cruised to the north in search of Gray whales! We were so happy to hear from our friends at Legacy whale watch, as they alerted us of a single southbounder! We were a couple miles outside of La Jolla when we spotted the 10-ft puffy spout! Our favorite saying over here, is Thar She Blows! We let it pass us by and then paced it as it traveled south. It came up for 2-3 breaths, and went down for 3-5min dives. It was showing much of an arch or tail, but that’s likely because it wasn’t going down very far. It was traveling slowly but surely to the south. We waved goodbye and wished it ‘whale’ as it continued toward Mexico! We attempted to push out to deeper water but it was pretty nautical, so we turned in and enjoyed the smooth ride in!
We can’t wait for more Gray whales to show up! Come join us as we search for them on the Gray Whale Highway!
Naturalist,
Vanessa
