Isla Carmen & Puerto Escondido

Finding the perfect words to describe your first sighting of a blue whale can be difficult. In fact, for some, finding any words at all is a challenge. Capturing the whale's likeness in a photo is even harder. However, the actual experience is amazing. We spent the first morning of our journey watching, and listening to, a blue whale and two fin-back whales. At one point the blue whale came very close to the ship, visible even when it submerged, just below the water's surface.

Our afternoon was spent exploring the town of Loreto, including the first of all the California missions, built in 1697.