More blue whales today plus Risso’s, short- and long-beaked commons and a humpback.
Extremely calm seas greeted Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express as they headed south to Santa Cruz Island. The low stratus...
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Oct 12, 20161 min read
Blue whale and tons of dolphins !
The sea surface was calm and winds were light. Skies were gray in the morning and sunny in the afternoon. Sightings for the day...
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Oct 8, 20162 min read
A special Fall day.
It was a special Fall day in the Santa Barbara Channel. Winds were zero to negligible, the sun was shining and it was warm. The sea...
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Oct 5, 20162 min read
A kelping humpback whale and more.
Captain Dave ran a great trip to the western end of Santa Cruz Island and stopped at all the Island hot spots, cetaceans and marine...
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Oct 2, 20161 min read
Winds and whales
A wild day in the Channel as Captain Eric defied the on-coming seas and had some really nice whales. It was sunny with moderate seas and...
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Sep 30, 20161 min read
A windy day with a good variety of mammals
The early morning fog gave way to sunny skies as the wind picked up a bit today. It was the kind of moderate breeze that adds a sparkle...
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Sep 29, 20161 min read
Nice humpback whales and more
The Condor Express was just south of The Lanes when the first marine mammals were sighted. It was 2 humpback whales with short bottom...
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Sep 28, 20162 min read
Sea lions in the kelp
The heat wave began to break today and this created perfection in the Santa Barbara Channel. It was mill pond glassy smooth, except...
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Sep 27, 20162 min read
Sea lion mega-pods stole the show.
Sea lion mega-mobs stole the show. It was another heat wave-buster chock full o’ life including at least 2,000 California sea lions,...
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Sep 26, 20162 min read
Hot day and hot wildlife
It was a hot day as sunny skies, calm seas and a late-season heat wave swooped into the Santa Barbara Channel. Out on the Channel was...
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Sep 25, 20162 min read
Five different species of marine mammals
Five different species of marine mammals were seen during an epic Fall excursion on the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel...
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Sep 24, 20162 min read
Mobs of sea lions and much more
It was a gorgeous, flat, calm sunny day for our cruise ship whale watchers. And, boy, did we every have some nice wildlife today on top...
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Sep 21, 20161 min read
A blue streak under the surface.
Captain Dave set a course for the southwestern Santa Barbara Channel under sunny skies and hardly any wind. The ocean surface, however,...
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Sep 20, 20161 min read
Common dolphins and tons of other species
Hooray! No fog. In fact the Santa Barbara Channel was under the remnants of a fizzled-out tropical Pacific storm “Paine.” It was...
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Sep 19, 20162 min read
Another wild wild wildlife day.
Another wild wild wildlife day in the Santa Barbara Channel – September 19, 2016 – with the following total population counts: ...
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Sep 18, 20162 min read
Orca for the second time in 5 days
September 18, 2016 – Limited visibility at times with semi-foggy conditions and flat glass ocean surface created a wonderful backdrop to...
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Sep 16, 20161 min read
Humpback whales with super Fall conditions
Oh, my. Friday, September 16, 2016 – Another great trip with super dooper Fall weather and sea conditions. Sunny, warm, calm seas and...
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Sep 15, 20161 min read
Sunfish and lots of cetaceans
Thursday, September 15, 2016 – Another day with Fall classic weather and sea conditions: sunny all day with a flat, calm ocean. ...
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Sep 14, 20162 min read
Risso’s dolphins and more
It was a “Fall Classic” with bright sunny skies all day and very calm seas. That Santa Barbara Channel cobalt blue color is coming back...
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Sep 13, 20163 min read
Killer Whale Encounter
Remember the date, Tuesday, September 13, 2016. It was a wonderful day with all sorts of marine mammals and an extensive killer whale...
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