We are finally underway on the voyage we have been eagerly awaiting since this time last year. Departure day arrived two days prior and the best description to convey the feeling on board is that we are like kids again on our way to Disneyland anxiously counting to minutes until our arrival. Not that this will be a vacation for the crew or I in any sense, but the ability to conduct tagging operations on yellowfin tuna and wahoo, unfettered in the spectacular Revillagigedo marine reserve, is an opportunity unmatched by anything I have experienced in my twenty two years of long range fishing. I know I stated it last year, and will do my best to minimize my rambling on this voyage, but I can't avoid mentioning the sense of gratification that comes from participating in such projects knowing that while we are having the time of our lives experiencing the most incredible fishing and scenery imaginable, we are also doing our part to advance the knowledge of the gamefish we depend on, and the environment in which they thrive.

Needless to say we are thrilled for the opportunity, and with the help of Senior Scientist Kurt Schaefer and Dan Fuller from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and Gabriel Aldana Flores from the Instituto Nacional de Pesca, we are looking forward to a successful voyage in all respects. On that note we appear to have started off on a good note with a primo load of bait that could not be better for the fishing we plan to engage in. We have one more full day of travel before our arrival in Cabo San Lucas on the 14th where we will meet our anglers and officially begin this eleven day, fly down/fly back voyage. Look for daily reports to continue from this point on.