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Oct 9, 20151 min read
5 Humpback Whales and More
2015 10-09 SB Channel 5 Humpback Whales and More Captain Dave and his crew hit the jackpot as they located a region very rich with...
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Oct 8, 20152 min read
El Niño and Humpback Whales
2015 10-08 SB Channel Captain Dave was barely 20 minutes out of Santa Barbara Harbor when our world-famous “ojos del águila” deckhand...
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Oct 7, 20152 min read
Humpback Fun
2015 10-07 SB Channel Today we hosted a boat load of cruise ship whale lovers that hopped off one boat (a big one) and stepped directly...
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Oct 2, 20152 min read
Humpbacks Near the Bow
2015 10-02 SB Channel Humpbacks Near the Bow As my online photographs will reveal (when I get them posted on Sunday) it was another...
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Sep 30, 20151 min read
Four Humpback Whales Including a Mother and Calf
2015 09-30 SB Channel Four Humpback Whales Including a Mother and Calf September goes out with a big bang. Like yesterday, only worse,...
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Sep 29, 20152 min read
Humpback Whales in Big Waves and Wind
2015 09-29 SB Channel Humpback Whales in Big Waves and Wind As a young southern California surfer, back in the day, we used to have an...
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Sep 28, 20152 min read
Humpbacks in the Wind – Kelping
2015 09-28 SB Channel The afternoon breeze that was predicted by NOAA arrived early and the whole day was filled with a magnificent wind...
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Sep 27, 20151 min read
Hot Spot at Santa Cruz Island
2015 09-27 SB Channel Captain Eric did an extensive search of the marine mammal populations in the Santa Barbara Channel with (once...
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Sep 26, 20151 min read
Humpback, a Mako and some Dolphins
2015 09-26 SB Channel Humpback, a Mako and some Dolphins A report from Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express tells us that...
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Sep 25, 20152 min read
Three California sea lions in a giant kelp paddy
2015 09-25 SB Channel Three California sea lions in a giant kelp paddy Passengers on the Condor Express were greeted today by a Santa...
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Sep 24, 20152 min read
Orcas came out of nowhere
2015 09-24 SB Channel Orcas came out of nowhere What a fantastic day we had out in the western region of the Santa Barbara Channel...
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Sep 23, 20151 min read
Six humpbacks, two Minkes, 1,500 common dolphins and a turtle
2015 09-23 SB Channel Six humpbacks, two Minkes, 1,500 common dolphins and a turtle Captain Dave took the Condor Express to the southwest...
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Sep 22, 20151 min read
A whole lot of dolphins
2015 09-22 SB Channel A whole lot of dolphins Captain Dave took the Condor Express down to the eastern Channel first thing this morning...
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Sep 20, 20151 min read
Hot Cetaceans
2015 09-20 SB Channel Hot Cetaceans Captain Eric drove the Condor Express on a calm day with nice sunshine as we enter another heat wave...
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Sep 19, 20151 min read
Yet another hammerhead shark!
2015 09-19 SB Channel A great day in the Santa Barbara Channel with sunny skies, not much wind, a tiny little swell, and clear cobalt...
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Sep 18, 20152 min read
Blue Whales, Fin Whales and Dolphins
2015 09-18 SB Channel Our first cetaceans consisted of about 100 long-beaked common dolphins that we watched in that crystal clear Santa...
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Sep 16, 20152 min read
Nice Variety of Cetaceans
2015 09-16 SB Channel We barely had our bow out of Santa Barbara Harbor when Captain Dave spun the Condor Express around and we followed...
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Sep 15, 20152 min read
Speckles, the very friendly little humpback whale
2015 09-15 SB Channel It rained a little bit last night so when Captain Dave steered the Condor Express out of Santa Barbara this morning...
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Sep 14, 20151 min read
Day of the Dolphins
2015 09-14 SB Channel Three nice rain squalls featured light precipitation got the boat a little bit wet today as remnants of tropical...
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Sep 13, 20151 min read
A great variety of marine life today
A great variety of marine life today 2015 09-13 SB Channel Captain Eric put a lot of nautical miles on the Condor Express today as he led...
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