Mama Ocean always knows when we need her most! 
She delivered an INCREDIBLE day of whale watching on every trip we ran today — but the sunset trip absolutely stole the show!
Each trip had its own personality.
This morning? HUNDREDS of dolphins everywhere we went! We spent the whole time surrounded by them, plus one sweet Gray whale cruising by.
The afternoon trip was a totally different ocean. We struggled to find dolphins — just a few at the jetty entrance — but we found a slow‑rolling pod of 3 southbound Gray whales! We cruised alongside these three as they surfaced for big, powerful breaths. One of them was ENORMOUS — we could feel the vibrations from its exhale as it rose from its sounding dives. Goosebumps.
But sunset… oh, sunset was one of those soul‑filling trips.
We made it just one mile from Mexico and spent the evening with FOUR Humpback whales feeding alongside 500+ common dolphins! Off on the horizon we kept spotting more spouts — likely 3–4 more humpbacks joining the feast.
We drifted on a glassy Pacific as the soft sunset light illuminated the spouts like golden geysers from the deep.
It’s unbelievable out here.
Naturalists, Ruth &Alison.
