Time, as the tides do, began to drift. For over twenty years, Cristina vanished from shared stories. Her whereabouts were a mystery as deep as the blue itself. Then, in January 2004, she was found slicing through the warm, sapphire waters of Silver Bank, near the Dominican Republic—thousands of kilometres from her northern home. There, she mingled in the calving grounds, where warm surges replace northern chill and coral heads hide beneath turquoise waves.

Fourteen more years slipped by, and then, as if drawn back by the salt on a northwest breeze, Cristina was spotted once more in Witless Bay in July 2018. The kelp rolled and puffins wheeled overhead as she resurfaced where summer in Newfoundland buzzes with promise. Her latest known visit brought her again to Silver Bank in 2025—a gentle wanderer with stories still in the making.

Have you seen Cristina? If you’ve caught sight of this majestic traveller, sharing your photos and memories helps fill the gaps in her tale. Each bit of information brings us closer to unravelling the mysteries of migration and the secrets held by the endless blue.