It's 11 PM, and I am tired. I have been trying to do this for a few days, and already I am too tired to write - but I need to write. Well, no need to pretend…. we did not get orcas. They were a no-show.

The orcas were around today, BUT they were 73 miles away from us. This morning when we left port, we had to decide which way we would go - South on the ocean or North. I chose North, and I was wrong. Three hours into our day, we got a report that orcas were hunting dolphins on a seamount. Sadly the seamount was 73 miles away from us, so we were screwed; it was too far for us to travel to. So close, yet so far!

While up in the North, we were looking for mobula rays to dive with. We found them, they were a bit scattered, but after some searching, we found a group, or a school of them, whatever you call them. Once we did, the boys tore it up and had some fun with them - until Al saw a blow in the distance. Our captain confirmed it, and I called the boys back to the boat.

It was humpback whales!

We hauled ass over to the whales, and they turned out to be a humpback, mom, and calf. We stayed with them for a bit, trying to snap some images of them. Finally, the whales were tired of our presence, and we left them alone and went back to find the mobulas. Sadly we did not find them, so we decided to call it a day. On the way home, a massive male humpback was breaching in the distance. It breached over and over again. It was a hell of a show, and we stayed with it for a while. Finally, this whale was tired of our presence, so we left it alone and called it a day.

Encountering humpback whales is wild, because this time of year they are supposed to be gone for the season. Maybe they are lost? Or maybe they are vacationing. lol

We have one more day tomorrow; despite all the amazing magic the ocean has given us, we are still determined to find us some orcas. Tomorrow is the day!

Thank you for reading and I hope to see you out in the world… somewhere… anywhere!