Smith Island

Today, the crew performed a number of emergency exercises. Makes us feel very safe. This is not the first time they have done this already on our short journey.
Let me share some observations from Cabo yesterday: There was a mother whale and her calf in the harbor midday yesterday. The tourist boats, as well as obnoxious wave runners, flocked to the spot and the mother became clearly agitated. She was slapping and rolling in a very frenzied way. Our naturalist on board shared with us that this is becoming a real problem in Cabo. International
Whale Watching rules designate the distance boats are required to give the whales. Apparently Cabo doesn’t strictly enforce the rules because they were literally swarming the pair. We stayed back and watched, not entirely sure what we were witnessing until it was explained by the Naturalist.

Took a bus ride to Hollywood today and went to Target! Then back to the ship for the Packer Game and pizza.

We will not be going to Santa Barbara as there is quite a storm up there, so instead we will leave port tonight at midnight and start a leisurely 6 day sail to Hawaii.Read more