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Jan 30, 20171 min read
Annual Maintenance On The Condor Express
Condor Express Whale Watching in Santa Barbara California takes great pride in their unique whale watching boat. We carry tens of...
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May 1, 20153 min read
A Nat Geo Kinda Day
2015 05-01 SB Coast We ran two fantastic adventures into the Santa Barbara Channel today: 9am and 12 noon. Cetacean fortune struck us on...
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Jan 18, 20141 min read
8 Gray Whales Run (swim) Amok
Mirror glass summer conditions again today. And just like yesterday the Risso’s dolphins were seen interacting with the gray whales....
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Jan 16, 20141 min read
Condor Express gets MUGGED…by a Gray Whale !!!!!
Gray Whale Won’t Leave the Condor Express Alone photo: Capt Eric Condor Express gets MUGGED…by a Gray Whale !!!!! Out of a total of 3...
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Jan 15, 20142 min read
Sea Lion Masses Steal the Show
One of many large rafts of California Sea Lions. photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Sea Lion Masses steal the Show The weather was...
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Jan 14, 20142 min read
Rollin’ with the Risso’s Dolphins
It was another spectacular “summer-like” day on the west and central Santa Barbara Channel. Strong Santa Ana winds were blowing down...
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Jan 11, 20141 min read
10 + 800 + 200 = spectacular whale watching today
10 + 800 + 200 = spectacular whale watching today The Condor Express motored across the Santa Barbara Channel in thick fog. Things were...
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Jan 10, 20141 min read
Eight whales, five porpoises
Eight whales, five porpoises. A bit rocky out at the West End of Santa Cruz Island again today, so Captain Dave and the crew took a turn...
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Jan 5, 20141 min read
2 nice gray whales and a lot of dolphins
Gray whales and a lot of dolphins Not far out of Santa Barbara Harbor the Condor Express played with a group of at least 1,500 common...
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Jan 3, 20141 min read
3 Gray Whales and Excellent Cetacean Diversity
3 Gray Whales and Excellent Cetacean Diversity Again the calm seas and excellent weather made whale finding and whale watching a dream...
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Jan 2, 20141 min read
Calm seas result in gray whale mating.
Three gray whales. Photo credit: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Calm seas result in gray whales mating. The trip across the Santa...
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Dec 30, 20132 min read
An all time epic “killer” day in the Santa Barbara Channel
Killer day in the Santa Barbara Channel Killer Whale Spy Hop photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com An all time epic or “killer” day in...
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Dec 28, 20132 min read
Stunning sightings of gray whales at Santa Cruz Island
Tail fluke waterfall – gray whale at Santa Cruz Island. photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Stunning sightings of gray whales at...
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Dec 26, 20132 min read
Two “Wrong Way Corrigan” Gray Whales and More.
A Risso’s Dolphin breached repeatedly today. Two “Wrong Way Corrigan” Gray Whales and More You may have heard the story of Douglas “Wrong...
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Dec 14, 20132 min read
Five gray whales, Rissos dolphins, Dall’s Porpoise and lots more
Across to beautiful Santa Cruz Island we went today, and it was clear enough to see all 4 of the Channel Islands. At the mid-Channel...
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Apr 25, 20131 min read
One great trip with 3 pairs of gray whales….and dolphins too.
The Condor rolled out on its noon adventure to find calm seas and sunny skies and it wasn’t long before she had 3 gray whales cow-calf...
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Apr 11, 20131 min read
Another gray whale mother and calf
The Condor sailed across calm seas with warm summerlike conditions. Captain Dave reported seeing 4 gray whales, and a gray whale cow-calf...
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Apr 6, 20131 min read
Gray whale migration still on the move plus common dolphins run amok!
The latest on the gray whale migration. Three gray whales were observed in the gray whale migration back to their feeding grounds in...
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Apr 3, 20131 min read
Another great day with a Gray Whale breach
Captain Dave reports from the Condor that two trips ran today and a total of 7 gray whales including a Gray Whale breach. They were...
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Apr 1, 20131 min read
More breaching Gray Whales today
Captain Dave reports from the Condor, which ran two trips today, that a total of 7 gray whales were closely observed. On the 12noon trip...
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