Today, the Belle Amie is at anchor at Bahia de los Angele. At 0930, the last of five local pangas with captains who know the whale sharks like the back of their hands. departed to search for whale sharks. This has been our first bad week for whale sharks.
The water temperature in the bay spiked really hot last week and the whale sharks moved out of the bay. Vis down. Water temp like a hot tub. Temps are now back to normal and we expect the whale sharks back any day.
Our spotter airplane was out on patrol all morning but only managed to find scattered whale sharks.
Yesterday, the vessel was anchored at San Pedro Martir, where guests completed the final two dives of the day. Visibility was good, around 15 meters, although it was a bit murky at depth. The water temperature was cooler compared to previous dive sites, registering at approximately 24ยฐC. The dives were really great with loads of sea lions, black coral, turtles, seahorses, colorful fish, and many other fascinating creatures.
Most amazing of all was the opportunity to go ashore for a hike in this remote island biosphere reserve and home to the largest population of blue footed boobies in the world.. Very few people have ever been able to go ashore here.
