Just when you think you had it all, as we were sailing back to Ensenada, we were greeted by Orcas!!
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San Ignacio Lagoon
Emotional Thrill of a Lifetime
Emotional Thrill of a Lifetime
Just when you think you had it all, as we were sailing back to Ensenada, we were greeted by Orcas!!
Read MoreI made a fast 180° turn in the Nautilus to keep them in sight and was taken aback when I realized that they were swarming a large adult humpback whale. It was hard to see exactly what was going on because of all the splashing. I assumed that the orcas were actually attacking a humpback whale calf and that the mom was defending her offspring from the orcas. Despite all the excited splashing and fin slapping and all the other stuff going on, we weren’t able to see a calf and can only assume that the orcas took a run at the adult humpback. I’ve never heard of such a thing before!
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