Running ahead of the fog for humpback whales and dolphins
2016 12-09 SB Channel There were calm seas and the Condor Express mostly stayed just a few hundred yards or so ahead of the shifting, sea...
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Dec 3, 20162 min read
More kelping behavior – 9 humpback whales.
2016 12-03 SB Channel It was a fantastic day for marine mammal watching in the Santa Barbara Channel. Total sightings included 9...
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Nov 21, 20162 min read
Storm clouds, dolphins, whales and sea lions.
Rain was in the forecast but never put a damper on our excellent excursion today. It did start pouring about a half-hour after we...
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Nov 19, 20163 min read
Stinky goes kelping, blue whale and more
2016 11-19 SB Channel There was a slight breeze as we neared Santa Cruz Island, otherwise the ocean surface was smooth, no wind, sunny...
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Nov 17, 20162 min read
Humpbacks mug the boat – and more !
2016 11-17 SB Channel The light winds and swells calmed down completely as Captain Dave and his crew brought the Condor Express close to...
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Nov 13, 20161 min read
Mugged by humpback whales
There were blue skies and great marine mammal interactions today. Captain Eric and his team located 500 long-beaked common dolphins, 2...
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Nov 12, 20162 min read
Two humpbacks in the kelp and lots more.
What an outstanding day on the water with drop-dead gorgeous weather and fantastic marine mammal sightings. Captain Dave and his crew ran...
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Nov 9, 20161 min read
A fantastic wildlife tour
Dave and his crew led a fantastic wildlife tour today and saw some great marine mammals in the Santa Barbara Channel. 3 humpback whales,...
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Nov 6, 20162 min read
Nine whales, blue whales and humpback whales, with hundreds of dolphins.
Captain Eric reports high clouds with sun at the Island, calm seas and a huge long-period swell that is supposed to peak on Tuesday with...
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Nov 5, 20162 min read
Eighteen large baleen whales and more
2016 11-05 SB Channel Captain Dave reported the following sightings of 18 baleen whales and more on today’s excursion into the Santa...
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Oct 30, 20161 min read
Pre-Halloween Rain Whale and Dolphins
A glassy calm ocean surface with periods of sun interspersed with rain, especially heavy during the second half of today’s adventure....
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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 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 27, 20162 min read
Sea lion mega-pods stole the show.
Sea lion mega-mobs stole the show. It was another heat wave-buster chock full o’ life including at least 2,000 California sea lions,...
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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 25, 20162 min read
Five different species of marine mammals
Five different species of marine mammals were seen during an epic Fall excursion on the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel...
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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 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 19, 20162 min read
Another wild wild wildlife day.
Another wild wild wildlife day in the Santa Barbara Channel – September 19, 2016 – with the following total population counts: ...
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