bottlenose dophins 4/8

Krill

2016 06-01 SB Channel It’s been years since we’ve had a nice build-up of krill along “The Ledge” (north face of SCI, SRI and SMI), and...

2 views0 comments

May 17, 20163 min read

Newborn sea lion pup = update

2016 05-17 SB Channel It was a thick overcast marine layer today which produced a few isolated spots of filtered sunshine on the ocean...

1 view0 comments

May 5, 20161 min read

Spectacular Cetaceans and Conditions

2016 05-05 SB Coast NWS forecast: drizzle in the morning and chance of rain in the afternoon. Reality: Mostly sunny and zero wind. ...

0 views0 comments

May 2, 20161 min read

Big white patch

2016 05-02 SB Coast 12 noon Six gray whales consisting of 3 mother-calf pairs, all along the kelp highway from the Harbor west to...

1 view0 comments

Apr 29, 20162 min read

Condor

Dolphin Day plus whales

2016 04-29 SB Coast An excellent Spring day with great sea conditions and outstanding cetacean sightings. The Condor Express left Santa...

1 view0 comments

Apr 26, 20162 min read

Mother and Calf Parade

2016 04-26 SB Coast Oh, my. Sometimes the marine weatherperson gets it wrong. Today was supposed to start out breezy then morph into...

0 views0 comments

Apr 24, 20162 min read

The peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration

2016 04-24 SB Coast Peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration. Captain Eric took command of three excursions today and had great...

0 views0 comments

Apr 20, 20161 min read

Calf Show Continues

2016 04-20 SB Coast Gray Whale Calf Show Continues Again we had summer weather with calm seas and bright sunny skies. Captain Dave ran...

0 views0 comments

Apr 14, 20162 min read

bottlnose

2016 04-14 SB Coast It was a single morning trip with clear, sunny skies and a very fresh breeze to clear your nostrils and sinus...

1 view0 comments

Mar 30, 20162 min read

Condor

Loads of long-beaked common dolphins and much more.

2016 03-30 SB Channel Three excursions left the dock today in search of wildlife in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Eric drove the...

1 view0 comments

Mar 28, 20161 min read

Sea Otter at Isla Vista

2016 03-28 SB Channel Strong winds blew from the west and created a very fresh air environment for our 9 am whale watch excursion with...

2 views0 comments

Mar 26, 20162 min read

Condor

A wonderful day for cetacean variety.

2016 03-26 SB Channel The Condor Express hosted 3 excursions today under sunny skies with a light breeze and moderate chop on the water. ...

1 view0 comments

Mar 25, 20162 min read

Humpback tail throws and much more

2016 03-25 SB Channel Another super warm sunny, summer-like day with light winds. There was a moderate bump due to winds in the far...

1 view0 comments

Mar 17, 20162 min read

4 Different Cetacean Species and more

2016 03-17 SB Channel Stunning summer conditions with cetaceans everywhere. Totals for the whole day are: gray whales=4; humpback whales...

2 views0 comments

Mar 11, 20161 min read

Gray Whales & Bottlenose Dolphins in the Rain

2016 03-11 SB Channel What fun ! It rained pretty much the whole trip from 9am to 1130 am this morning, and it was heavy at times. ...

0 views0 comments

Feb 15, 20162 min read

Humpback feeding frenzy

2016 20-15 SB Channel Today we ran two trips 2½-hours each with drop dead gorgeous weather. Air temperatures in the Santa Barbara Channel...

0 views0 comments

Dec 27, 20152 min read

Gray Whale Honey Hole

2015 12-27 SB Channel Oh, what a wonderful day it was as we crossed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the Santa Cruz Channel (the...

0 views0 comments

Dec 26, 20151 min read

Three gray whales and dolphins too

2015 12-26 SB Channel After a week or so of storms that hit northern and central California which sent high winds and rough seas into the...

1 view0 comments

Sep 16, 20152 min read