The New Horizon pushed out into the bay with Captain John at the helm. It was sunny and mild, with a northeastern breeze starting. We made our way beyond the point, and soon after saw our first whale spouts.
It turned out to be a single southbound grey whale on its way to Baja. We watched it for several surfacings, but it wasn’t easy. This whale decided it wanted to zig and zag instead of heading straight south. This is pretty normal for grey whales, as they are more cautious, but always makes watching them difficult.
Next, Captain John took us west until we hit the continental shelf. He turned the boat to the north, and followed the canyon edge as its usually a good place to find wildlife. We spent 30 of our precious minutes doing this with no success. We then angled into the bay, hoping this strategy would yield better results, which soon after did just that. We spotted a small pod of about 20 Risso’s dolphins. We watched these dolphins cut and move through the water at their signature slow pace before calling it a day and heading in.
Naturalist Fredo