A surface-feeding Minke whale amidst hundreds of dolphins.
2020 06-13 SB Coast A single excursion departed Santa Barbara Harbor at 9 AM heading for the eastern Channel. There was a bit of residual...
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Jun 12, 20202 min read
Two different Minke whales, lotsa dolphins
2020 06-12 SB Channel We ran southwest on the 9am trip, east on the nooner. Morning conditions were very nice on the ocean, but a low...
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Jun 11, 20202 min read
1st Giant Blue whale of the season (plus a nice humpback and tons of dolphins)
2020 06-11 SB Channel Two trips left the dock again today, the morning trip departed at 9am and the afternoon trip left at noon. Skies...
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Jun 7, 20202 min read
Fabulous Minke whale sightings and hundreds of dolphins too.
2020 06-06 SB Coast – East There was a bit of wind on the outside so we ran in the calmer waters closer to shore today. Two trips left...
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Jun 4, 20201 min read
Humpbacks, common dolphins and bottlenose dolphins
2020 06-04 SB Channel Two trips left the SEA Landing today, one at 9am and the other at noon. Skies were grey from an all-day high...
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Jun 2, 20201 min read
Four different kinds of cetaceans on a single morning adventure
2020 06-02 SB Channel A single morning trip left Santa Barbara Harbor at 9am and found good sea conditions in the Channel. Totals for the...
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Jun 1, 20201 min read
Thousands of dolphins and 1 very active humpback whale.
2020 06-01 SB Coast A single coastal whale watch excursion left the SEA Landing docks in Santa Barbara Harbor at 9am. We headed southwest...
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Apr 30, 20201 min read
Touching bases…
2020 05-01 Update The crew of the Condor Express hopes you, your family and your friends are safe and healthy. Like so many other...
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Mar 17, 20201 min read
Seven fun gray whales on a beautiful day along the coast.
2020 03-17 SB Coast The local mountains were covered with a blanket of snow. The skies were mostly blue but with puffy clouds here and...
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Mar 15, 20201 min read
A healthy pod of 5 grays, plus 1000 dolphins.
2020 03-15 SB Coast Skies were over cast and seas were calm as we found ourselves between storms today, “The Ides of March.” Great...
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Mar 14, 20201 min read
11 active and surfac-feeding humpbacks, 8 gray whales…some socializing, and 1500 dolphins. Wh
2020 03-14 SB Channel Happy Pi Day to all! There was intermittent rain all day punctuated by short bursts of sun streaming down through...
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Mar 13, 20201 min read
Light rain, glassy seas and ample cetacean wildlife
2020 03-13 SB Coast Light rain, drizzle and cloudy skies, alongside very calm seas, set the stage for some wonderful wildlife sightings,...
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Mar 11, 20201 min read
Grays aplenty, including much “socialization,” a humpback and dolphins too.
2020 03-11 SB Coast All of the action took place within a 3 mile radius of Santa Barbara Harbor. This was all from one, noon departure,...
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Mar 9, 20201 min read
You won’t believe all the cetaceans we saw on a single excursion today!
2020 03-09 SB Coast We never traveled more than 3 miles off the shore today largely because the sharp eyes (“whale eyes”) of our crew...
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Mar 8, 20201 min read
Glassy waters result in mirror-like sightings
2020 03-08 SB Coast Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor Express ran a single noon excursion today and closely watched: 4 gray...
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Mar 7, 20201 min read
Lots of gray whales, humpback whales and over 1000 dolphins.
2020 03-07 SB Coast Overcast skies with no wind and calm seas provided great conditions for Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor...
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Mar 6, 20201 min read
Two similarly wonderful adventures.
2020 03-06 SB Coast We ran two coastal cruises today. The first left the dock at 9am, the second at 12 noon. Totals for the day...
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Mar 4, 20201 min read
Elementary school science students have wonderful cetaceans too.
2020 03-04 SB Coast It was a pleasure to see such a nice group of future scientists (elementary school) “marching forth” out to sea and...
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Mar 3, 20201 min read
What a nice way to spend the morning.
2020 03-03 SB Coast A very happy “Super Tuesday” to all you voters and whale lovers. We ran a single trip today which left the docks at...
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Mar 2, 20201 min read
Feeding frenzy reveals loads of life
2020 03-02 SB Coast Captain Colton in the crew found a little tiny bit of wind with no swell and sunny skies. The swell calmed down as we...
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