Orca fireworks today on the Gallant Lady!! We were going to start our day with an 1on1 freediving/snorkelling practice when we received a radio call from our spotter plane, Nautilus Scout: a pod of 8 orcas, spotted northeast of La Reina, about 15 miles from our position.
Read MoreIt’s hard to explain the magnitude of what we saw because we didn’t just see mobula rays, not just see dolphins, or killer whales, but we were able to experience behavior which is something very special and it was thanks to the crew that was able to put us in great position every time and give us the time without rushing us.
Read MoreEverything has been incredible: the entire journey, the boat, the crew. The wildlife is incredible, in half of the trip we already have seen dolphins, orcas, blue whales, Bryde’s whales, fin whales, mobulas, hammerhead sharks, sea lions, gulls, pelicans, masked boobies, skuas, frigates and it’s only day 3!
Read MoreBut, the biggest life-changing experience has been swimming with the orcas. Juan David would take our skiff close to the orcas and then allow the orcas to come check us out. We would jump in the water and be within inches of these gigantic beautiful mammals who are just as curious about us as we are of them. I swam within inches of a family, the father, mother, and their baby.
Read MoreFrom there it was just an incredible and unbelievable time we and our guests spent with these wonderful and mighty animals. 3 hours of peaceful and very close interaction. We saw a very big adult with two young ones. One definitely a baby. And then some other three or four young females. In particular, those young females were very interested in us. They came to check the boat and spy hope on us multiple times. They swam around the boat and were very curious about the divers.
Read MoreYet another amazing day we had today. After having seen so many different kinds of animals on this trip I thought we would be running out of things to amaze our guests. I was wrong.
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It was a small pod of eight orcas, including a massive and intimidating male and a mother with her calf. At some point, the male noticed our presence and he flipped with curiosity and started following us, we couldn’t believe it! Even though the group was traveling together, the mother and a young female remained on the side with the newborn to protect it and teach him how the group works.
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