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Sep 29, 20141 min read
Flat Calm Day & Wild Humpbacks
Flat Calm Day & Wild Humpbacks Captain Eric and his renowned crew left Santa Barbara Harbor with fantastic, dead calm and sunny...
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Sep 28, 20141 min read
All our Humpback Pals & a Mugging
Captain Eric took this picture with his cell phone. Thanks to Augie for sending it to us! All our Humpback Pals & a Mugging Captain Eric...
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Sep 26, 20141 min read
What a nice Day it was !
Two humpback whales kick up their tail flukes simultaneously. Great fun. What a nice Day it was ! Sun, blue skies, blue water. What a...
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Sep 25, 20141 min read
No Fog! Wonderful Adventure Today.
No Fog! Wonderful Adventure Today. Captain Dave and his A-Team crew headed to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel under clear skies, warm...
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Sep 24, 20142 min read
A Bit of Fog? Not a Problem!
Seven long beaked common dolphins ride a big blue open ocean wave. A Bit of Fog? Not a Problem! A whole bunch of sea faring folks got...
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Sep 23, 20142 min read
A Grand Day and even Grander Show !
The juvenile humpback whale with white-on-both-sides pectoral flukes breached so close to the boat that I could not get the whole whale...
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Sep 20, 20141 min read
Another Flat, Calm, Sunny Day in Paradise !
Another Flat, Calm, Sunny Day in Paradise ! Ideal sea and weather conditions again permeated the Santa Barbara Channel, eastern region. ...
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Sep 19, 20141 min read
Flat Calm, Drop Dead Gorgeous
Flat Calm, Drop Dead Gorgeous There was a private charter whale watch trip today, and tomorrow we’ll resume our normal public schedule. ...
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Sep 18, 20142 min read
Dolphins and that Humpback Mother & Calf with White Pectorals
Large pods of long beaked common dolphins came to play in the clear blue water as we moved out to see the humpback whales today. Dolphins...
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Sep 17, 20142 min read
Hot whale watching
The humpback whale calf we call “white pects” came up close to the Condor Express today for a full body, wide angle view in clear blue...
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Sep 16, 20142 min read
East of Hogan
California sea lions have an ample curiosity, boundless energy, and are generally fearless animals. This one was pestering a 50-foot...
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Sep 15, 20142 min read
Minke Whales Everywhere and Humpbacks Galore
The calf with the white-on-both-sides pectoral fins went on a slapping spree again today. It is wild. Minke Whales Everywhere and...
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Sep 13, 20141 min read
It was another Top Notch day
It was another Top Notch day Not far out of Santa Barbara Harbor we had a chance encounter with the small humpback whale wit a notch in...
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Sep 12, 20141 min read
2 Whales, 1,500 Dolphins, 1 Hammerhead
2 Whales, 1,500 Dolphins, 1 Hammerhead Captain Dave ran back to that same hot spot we’ve been working the past few days. Common...
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Sep 11, 20142 min read
Spectacular Wildlife!
A huge mother humpback whale slaps her massive tail as her calf (on the left) gets ready to join the fun. Spectacular Wildlife! Blue sky,...
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Sep 10, 20142 min read
“Good, good, good cetaceans”
A mother humpback whale and her calf aim directly at the Condor Express, then at the last possible second, they dive under the boat. The...
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Sep 9, 20142 min read
Whale City Features a Breacher
A fearless California sea lion is seen pestering a humpback whale. Whale City Features a Breacher It was “Whale City” out on the eastern...
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Sep 7, 20141 min read
Our pal “Rope” the Humpback Stirs up the Water
Our pal “Rope” the Humpback Stirs up the Water Nice ocean conditions again and Captain Eric steered a course for the same hot spot we...
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Sep 6, 20141 min read
Five Humpbacks including our Pal “Rope”
Five Humpbacks including our Pal “Rope” Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel. There...
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Sep 3, 20142 min read
4 Humpback Whales Surface Feed & More
One of 4 amazing humpbacks shows off its tail flukes for appreciative fans. 4 Humpback Whales Surface Feed & More The glassy and windless...
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