Vanessa James
LOOOONG day. Windy ocean. Lots of searching. And then… JACKPOT. We pushed way down the coast, almost into Mexico, and found ourselves in the middle of a sunset buffet with two young humpback whales and a few hundred dolphins! At first, we wondered if orcas might be nearby since they’ve been frequenting the area. Rapid … Read more
Just 5 miles from the jetties, two humpback whales were waiting for us, already making their journey south toward Mexico. We spent time alongside them as they cruised steadily down the coast, alternating dive times between 5, 10, and 15 minutes before surfacing again. And on nearly every dive… those giant flukes went skyward. There … Read more
After several days of killer whales in the area, we expected to find an ocean gone quiet. When orcas move through, everything runs for their lives! So imagine our surprise when we found TWO ENORMOUS humpback whales hanging out offshore! They looked incredibly well-fed, relaxed, and honestly… maybe even pregnant? One may have been a … Read more
The last two trips of the day were magical with two big beautiful humpbacks gracing the eyes of visitors from around the work. These whales were traveling southbound, side by side from when we first found them at about 2:00 PM to when we left them on our sunset tour at about 6:00 PM. Humpbacks … Read more
The last two trips of the day were magical with two big beautiful humpbacks gracing the eyes of visitors from around the work. These whales were traveling southbound, side by side from when we first found them at about 2:00 PM to when we left them on our sunset tour at about 6:00 PM. Humpbacks … Read more
We had an orca filled day yesterday on the Privateer and started this morning out with hopes they were still in the area. They indeed had moved and since orcas can travel 100 miles in 24 hours, we weren’t surprised to find them at the farthest extent of our range to the south! Although our … Read more
🎶 “…Cause it’s a KILLER… killer in the night…” 🎶 We stayed with a pod of 8-13 killer whales until the very last light faded from the sky. What unfolded was something few people will ever witness. These orcas had successfully hunted and killed a fin whale. The second largest animal on Earth. Up to … Read more
We started the second half of October with the one and only, Eastern Tropical Pacific killer whales! We got a report they were feeding on a FIN WHALE (which was already gone by the time we got there) and they continued to dive and feed on the carcass, bringing up small chunks piece by piece. … Read more
The Humpbacks are still cruising south in beautiful, calm seas! We encountered 3 different individuals! On our morning trip, we set out to the SW and once we got to the drop-off we caught up with a huge very spread out pod that was nearly 1000 dolphins! They were spread out over a few miles! … Read more
21 HUMPBACK WHALES IN ONE DAY?! 🤯🐋 It’s feeling a whole lot like BAJA out there! Today was absolutely packed with surface activity: tail lobbing, breaching, and pec-slapping in every direction. There were spouts on the horizon from the very beginning of our trip to the very end. We’d be cruising parallel with one group … Read more