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Jun 17, 20152 min read
Humpbacks and Dolphins and the Cave
2015 06-17 SB Channel Another mega day for humpback whales and common dolphins. After leaving the sea lions on the Santa Barbara...
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Jun 16, 20152 min read
A Record-Breaking Day for Humpback Whales and Dolphins
2015 06-16 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran another excellent cetacean adventure in the Santa Barbara...
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Jun 14, 20151 min read
Blue whale, 17 humpbacks, and more
The cetacean totals for today’s excursion are: Blue whale = 1 Humpbacks = 17 (+ more in the distance) Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins = 50...
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Jun 7, 20151 min read
8 humpback whales and a lot more
2015 06-07 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew took the Condor Express far to the eastern Flats region today to find a large assemblage...
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Jun 3, 20152 min read
9 humpback whales and nearly 3000 dolphins plus turquoise water
2015 06-03 SB Channel Milky turquoise water color pervaded the nearshore regions and returned to a typical oceanic blue out 4 miles or...
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May 28, 20152 min read
Lunge-feeding humpback upstaged by a trio of the big blue whales
A CLOUDY MORNING EVENTUALLY GAVE WAY TO SUNNY BLUE SKIES WITH BLUE WHALES. C’MON DOWN AND CHECK ‘EM OUT ! 2015 05-28 SB Channel Blue...
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May 25, 20151 min read
Rope and a bunch of her friends
2015 05- 25 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express watched 6 humpback whales with many more #whales all around...
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May 24, 20152 min read
Warm Air, Calm Seas, Humpback Calf Goes Berserk
2015 05-24 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew took the Condor Express away from the dock in Santa Barbara and headed east to where the...
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May 23, 20152 min read
Condor Express mugged by 14 Humpback Whales
2015 05-23 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express worked their magic today and whale fans experienced a series of...
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May 21, 20152 min read
“Rope” returns with massive tail throws and lots of aromatherapy
2015 05-21 SB Channel Captain Eric ran the show today and what a show it was…thanks, in part, to the keen whale-eyes of deckhand Augie....
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May 12, 20152 min read
Surrounded by Humpbacks and Dolphins
2015 05-12 SB Channel Hooray! It was our first official trip of the “Island Whale Watch” season for 2015 and it was sensational. Captain...
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May 10, 20151 min read
Abundant Gray Whale Mom’s and Calves plus Humpbacks and more
2015 05-09 SB Coast Here are the facts and figures from Saturday from Captain Eric: 9 am 500 Long-beaked common dolphins alongside 2...
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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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Apr 15, 20152 min read
It Must Be Spring: Mothers and Babies of all Kinds Today
2015 04-15 SB Coast Mothers and Calves Day must have been declared in the Santa Barbara Channel today because we had the good fortune to...
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Apr 3, 20151 min read
Gray whales, humpback whales and 2 species of dolphins
2015 04-03 SB Coast It was another fine day in the Santa Barbara Channel today. We ran a noon trip and a 3 pm adventure, and had good...
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Jan 4, 20153 min read
Gray Whale and Newborn!
We left the Santa Barbara Harbor entrance buoy and its compliment of 4 California sea lions behind at 1015am heading south. At 1035 we...
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Jan 3, 20153 min read
Scarlet the Humpback Whale Gets Super Friendly
It was perhaps the best conditions for whale watching we’ve had in months: mill pond flat and glassy all day, clear and sunny skies. ...
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Nov 23, 20141 min read
Mid-Channel Fun Zone
Mid-Channel Fun Zone Captain Eric located a wide swath of cetaceans just about smack dab in the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel...
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Nov 22, 20142 min read
Clear skies and a fresh breeze
Clear skies and a fresh breeze The fresh breeze which blew from the northwest precluded the Condor Express from returning to the Santa...
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Nov 8, 20142 min read
Multitudes of humpback whales and more
As the brilliant afternoon sun shined across the sea cliffs of Santa Cruz Island, a mother humpback whale and her calf took turns...
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