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Jan 10, 20141 min read

Eight whales, five porpoises

Eight whales, five porpoises. A bit rocky out at the West End of Santa Cruz Island again today, so Captain Dave and the crew took a turn...

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Many Mammal Species and a pair of Bald Eagles on Santa Cruz Island

Jan 4, 20142 min read

Dall's Porpoise

Many Mammal Species and a pair of Bald Eagles on Santa Cruz Island

A pair of bald eagles perched on the seacliffs of Santa Cruz Island. Photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Mirror Glass, Many Mammal...

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Jan 2, 20141 min read

gray whales

Calm seas result in gray whale mating.

Three gray whales. Photo credit: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Calm seas result in gray whales mating. The trip across the Santa...

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Nov 30, 20131 min read

humpback whale watching

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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Hour upon hour of humpback whale surface feeding.

Nov 12, 20131 min read

humpback whale watching

Hour upon hour of humpback whale surface feeding.

Photo by Capt Eric showing surface lunge feeding humpback whales Hour upon hour of humpback surface feeding. The sea conditions were...

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Oct 19, 20131 min read

humpback whale watching

The Fall Feeding Frenzy Continues in the Santa Barbara Channel

After some brief morning fog, the conditions became sunny with calm seas again today. A total of 8 humpback whales were watched closely,...

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Jul 13, 20132 min read

Southern California whale watching

Mako Shark and 5 other species.

A short fin mako shark was seen on our trip today. It was a special 8-hour whale watch trip today with the American Cetacean Society, Los...

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Jun 10, 20131 min read

humpback whale watching

Sun shines on humpback whales (and dolphins)

Captain Dave was at it again, and so were the mighty humpback whales of the Santa Barbara Channel. If this isn’t the best whale watching...

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May 18, 20131 min read

humpback whale watching

Eleven Humpback Whales

El Capitan Dave reports bright sun and a moderate bump on the water in the Channel today, but the ol’ Condor encountered 11 humpback...

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Apr 6, 20131 min read

gray whale

Gray whale migration still on the move plus common dolphins run amok!

The latest on the gray whale migration. Three gray whales were observed in the gray whale migration back to their feeding grounds in...

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Apr 5, 20131 min read

gray whale

Another classic day for gray whales and dolphins.

The mighty Condor took its 100-tons of steel out for three trips along the coast today and 8 gray whales were observed and 100 common...

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Apr 5, 20131 min read

Condor Express

Repairs on Condor Express are moving foreward !

The above photos show (1) the new wheelhouse aluminum shell and reinforcement beams, and (2) a crane removing the antenna mast from the...

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Apr 4, 20131 min read

gray whale

A wonderfuly friendly gray whale !

We ran two gray whale watching trips today under the direction of Captain Dave. The early morning featured some light rain which...

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Apr 3, 20131 min read

Condor

Another great day with a Gray Whale breach

Captain Dave reports from the Condor that two trips ran today and a total of 7 gray whales including a Gray Whale breach. They were...

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Apr 1, 20131 min read

California gray whale

More breaching Gray Whales today

Captain Dave reports from the Condor, which ran two trips today, that a total of 7 gray whales were closely observed. On the 12noon trip...

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Mar 13, 20131 min read

Condor Express

Repair work is now under way on the Condor Express

Repair work and replacement of instruments in the burned wheelhouse of the Condor Express is now under way. The captains and crew are on...

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Nov 28, 20121 min read

Santa Barbara

Don’t Miss the Santa Barbara Parade of Lights Cruise Sunday, Dec 9

The Parade of Lights is Sunday, December 9th and the Condor Express departs from Sea Landing at 5:00 p.m. This Parade of Lights cruise is...

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Nov 19, 20121 min read

gray whale

Condor Express sails again Fri 11/23 – Come See The Gray Whales

Gray Whales begin their southern migration A few “early bird” gray whales have been seen off the coast and reports tell of humpbacks...

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Oct 28, 20121 min read

California

Last whale watching cruise until Nov 21

Last whale watching cruise until Nov 21 Today was our last whale watching cruise until Wed. Nov. 21, as we will be hauling out and in the...

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Oct 24, 20121 min read

California Whale Watching

Top 10 things to do in Santa Barbara

Top 10 things to do in Santa Barbara One of the top 10 things to do in Santa Barbara is definitely California whale watching. Today was a...

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