humpback whales 13/34

Score tied: 3 blue whales and 3 humpback whales.

Today’s adventure was a private trip for cruise ship passengers that wanted an early 830 am departure time. The morning conditions on the...

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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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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 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 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

blue whale watching

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 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

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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Sep 12, 20161 min read

common dolphins

Humpback whales and great sea conditions

A gray day with a stratus layer met the Condor Express, but sea conditions were phenomenal. Captain Eric and his crew headed southwest...

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Sep 11, 20162 min read

Blue whale, fin whale, humpback whales and more !

A glorious diversity of marine mammals, including a blue whale and a fin, approached the Condor Express today, Sunday, September 11,...

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Sep 10, 20161 min read

Santa Cruz Channel

Morning fog gave way to a sunny afternoon on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Sea conditions were nice and so were the mammals. When it was...

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Sep 9, 20162 min read

Dall's Porpoise

Fine time for delphies

Friday, September 9, 2016 – Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express took a nice ride on calm seas with a thin stratus layer...

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Sep 8, 20161 min read

Whales were near the islands

Thursday, September 8, 2016 – Gorgeous sea conditions and loads of marine life including 6 humpback whales, 1,500 long-beaked common...

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Sep 7, 20161 min read