Friendly Humpbacks put on a Show
A friendly humpback whale. photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Friendly Humpbacks put on a Show We ran three trips today under ideal...
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Mar 28, 20141 min read
Grays and Humpbacks and Great Conditions
Grays and Humpbacks and Great Conditions The Condor Express ran all three trips today. On the 9am excursion, 4 gray whales were watched...
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Mar 24, 20141 min read
8 Humpbacks, 5 Gray Whales and a Mugging !
8 Humpbacks, 5 Gray Whales and a Mugging ! What a day of sighting we had. Three whale watch trips were conducted today, and here are the...
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Mar 22, 20141 min read
Humpbacks and Grays
A lunge feeding humpback whale breaks the surface. photo: Bob Perry Condor Express Photos Humpbacks and Grays We ran all three trips...
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Mar 16, 20142 min read
Epic conditions & Epic Gray Whale and Humpback Whale sightings
3 gray whales side by side on a magnificent day in the Santa Barbara Channel Epic conditions & Epic sightings After 17 days of waiting...
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Feb 27, 20141 min read
Gray Whale Season Yields 6 Humpback Whales Today
Gray Whale Season Yields 6 Humpback Whales Today It rained last night !! It will rain again tonight !! Yet somehow the march of the...
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Feb 24, 20141 min read
Two Gray Whales and Tons of Life
Two Gray Whales and Tons of Life Great, warm, sunny weather with clear skies and clear water prevailed in the Santa Barbara Channel...
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Feb 22, 20142 min read
Out of the Mist
Out of the Mist There were very very calm and glassy sea condition today on the 9am and 12 noon trips. I had to leave to catch the Joe...
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Feb 21, 20141 min read
Lunge Feeding Humpback
Lunge Feeding Humpback We ran two trips today, 12 noon and 3 pm. Sea conditions were fantastic: clear blue water, no chop, no wind, and...
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Feb 15, 20141 min read
First coastal trip of the season is off the charts.
A surface lunge feeding humpback whale today. First coastal trip of the season is off the charts. As is our custom during this season of...
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Feb 13, 20142 min read
Tales of many whales
Tales of many whales. There was a wonderful southbound gray whale not far outside Santa Barbara Harbor as we left and headed south to...
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Feb 5, 20141 min read
In the midst of gray whale season: Two Humpbacks !
In the midst of gray whale season: Two Humpbacks ! The Condor Express headed south out of Santa Barbara Harbor again today, in an...
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Dec 21, 20131 min read
The same 2 humpback whales go wild again. Wow!
Humpback whales go wild again Two humpback whales “mugged” the Condor Express repeatedly today. Captain Eric ran to the eastern Santa...
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Dec 20, 20131 min read
Eastern grounds produce wild humpback whale antics.
Humpback whale antics With very rough seas and high winds out a the Islands, Captain Eric steered a course for the eastern Santa Barbara...
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Dec 11, 20131 min read
Epic bottlenose dolphin sightings and lots more !!
Epic bottlenose dolphin sighting A gorgeous, crisp, sunny and cool winter trip on the Condor Express took everyone on a great adventure...
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Dec 6, 20131 min read
Five Humpback Whales and plenty of excitement.
Five Humpback Whales and plenty of excitement. Report for Friday, December 6, 2013. The Condor Express moved with the feeding grounds...
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Dec 2, 20131 min read
Two Happy Humpback Whales Enjoyed by All
Captain Eric and the crew report another calm, flat sunny day on the feeding grounds today and there were two humpbacks whales watched...
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Nov 30, 20131 min read
Perfect sea conditions and lots of surface whale feeding
The anchovy populations took advantage of the glassy, sunny zero wind day to come up and bask in the sun. Perhaps they wanted to snack...
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Nov 29, 20131 min read
Humpback Whale Behavioral Repertoire Goes Ballistic
Humpback Whale Show a Treat While I was stuck behind my desk at work, Captain Dave and the crew were out there enjoying the fine sunny...
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Nov 23, 20131 min read
Saturday humpback whale-o-rama
The strong winds that blow to the east continue to miss the eastern Santa Barbara Channel humpback whale grounds. These winds are...
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