First Day of Island Whale Season hits the Jackpot !
Capt Eric captured this amazing image of a friendly humpback whale with his cell phone ! Wow! First Day of Island Whale Season hits the...
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May 3, 20142 min read
Gray whale mom’s and calves AND dolphins all day long
Gray whale mom’s and calves AND dolphins all day long Go east! And east it was. No less than 3 different gray whale mother-calf pairs...
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Aug 5, 20131 min read
A bit of wind, two blue whales and a nursery pod.
Friendly common dolphins ride alongside the Condor Express. We ran two trips today. There was a coastal educational trip in the morning...
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Jul 30, 20132 min read
More sun, more blue whales and humpback whales too.
It was mirror, mill pond glass on the Channel today and the sun came out after we ran south about an hour. We picked up several small...
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Jul 29, 20131 min read
Blue skies, blue water and blue whales !
The late afternoon sun makes the tall spout of this blue whale shine brightly in contrast to the deep blue water. Santa Cruz Island can...
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Jul 21, 20132 min read
Frisky humpback whales and a blue whale, etc etc
Two humpback whales on a glassy surface. One has its long pectoral flipper high in the air. The sky was overcast, thin in a few spots,...
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Jul 7, 20131 min read
Blue water – blue whales
Captain Mat reports a nice sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel today, with exceedingly clear water. There were five blue whales...
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Jul 3, 20132 min read
Blue whales and more !!
The extra wide tail fluke of a giant blue whale. 4 Blue whales 3 Minke whales 2 Humpback whales 2,500 common dolphins Captain Mat had...
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Jun 6, 20131 min read
8 Humpbacks Whales + 1 Blue Whale = Fun for All
The old sea captain Mat amazed all on board the Condor Express today with his “whaledar” (internal whale locating radar). Mat steered...
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Jun 3, 20131 min read
Another big day for humpbacks and blue whales
Captain Mat ran out to the humpback feeding grounds and located 10 of the beasts with more in the area. A juvenile humpback breached...
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Jun 2, 20131 min read
Amazing abundance and diversity today including five blue whales
Captain Dave reports from the Condor Express that the following were closely observed: Six humpback whales including a cow-calf pair. ...
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