Loreto Mexico on the Baja Peninsula January 25, 2026

 

I just had to go again, whale watching that is! It was forecasted to be perfect today so there was no doubt the pangas could head out.  Here comes my panga with Carlos the Captain.  There were five of us this time plus Carlos. Instead of walking to the marina this morning, the tour company picked me up, Jesus was the driver.  He picked up the four others after me.

In no time at all, we were on the panga, life jackets on and ready for the adventure. 

We’re off! 

That little white tower in the background to the right of the motor is the Loreto Airport.

We headed south just like we did on Wednesday.  

As I was admiring Nopolo Rock, a whale appeared!  It was a Humpback Whale! 

As it turned out, there were four Humpbacks.  They were frolicking about in the vicinity, not staying under water for very long and were not as far away. Carlos moved the panga every now and then so we had various views of the whales around us.  I was not able to get the four Humpbacks together in the sane photo.

Carlos got word a Blue Whale was sighted near the northern end of Isla del Carmen. As the panga was turning to head north, we spotted a sea lion. We admired it for only a few seconds.  As we began to speed away…..

…..the Humpback Whales popped up again so we stayed and watched!

eventually we sped away!

This was our view as we approached Isla del Carmen. A few pangas were already there.  Supposedly the Blue Whale was hanging out here.  Then…..

…..this popped up!  It was the Blue Whale!  It looked more blue than the ones I saw on Wednesday. The lighting makes a big difference.  

It looks like the panga is sitting on top of the Blue Whale but it is no where near the whale.

Another Blue Whale was sighted even more north and a bit west so once again, off we went. 

No sooner did we get to the general area, a Blue Whale surfaced. 

After watching it come up twice, we watched it go down one last time.

Four hours of whale watching flys by so quickly. It was time to motor back to the marina.  It was a twenty minute trip at a great clip.  All the while, this Brown Pelican stayed with us.

coming in for a landing as we slowed down to enter the dock 

When I got back to my home away from home, I had a local beer to celebrate. 

 Later I went out for dinner and celebrated again yet this time with a glass of wine.

I brought my painting supplies with me on this trip.  

I painted this from one of my photos.  

It’s a Blue Whale in front of Isla del Coronado.