Condor Express Unique “Whale Check” Program
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Jul 15, 20132 min read
A Far West Whale Watching Adventure – Wow!
A full grown adult humpback whale flukes-up so close to the Condor Express the people on the lower deck felt the mist. Both Captain Mat...
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Jul 14, 20131 min read
Two humpback whales mug the Condor Express
Captain Mat reports sighting 6 humpback whales today. Two of them made a bee-line for the Condor Express and stayed right next to, and...
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Jul 12, 20132 min read
Out of the mist, humpback whales…
A feisty California sea lion. Carl Sandburg once wrote “THE fog comes on little cat feet,” but today it already came and put the Condor...
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Jul 11, 20132 min read
Dolphins play with huge container ship – Humpback whales still abundant!
A friendly humpback whale comes close to the Condor Express so you could see its knobby head. I’m losing my concentration after a day of ...
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Jul 10, 20132 min read
Calm seas and not so calm humpback whales
A close look at the famous Painted Cave on Santa Cruz Island – perhaps the world’s longest sea cave. Veteran helmsman Captain Mat ran the...
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Jul 9, 20132 min read
OMG – It’s another humpback whale mega-day!
An extremely friendly humpback whale “mugs” the Condor Express. Don’t get depressed over the fact that Captain Mat didn’t spot another...
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Jul 8, 20132 min read
Humpback whales fest plus a special visitor from deep pelagic realms
Black-footed Albatross in the Santa Barbara Channel today It was a bright sunny day with moderate seas and a fresh breeze as El Capitan...
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Jul 7, 20131 min read
Blue water – blue whales
Captain Mat reports a nice sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel today, with exceedingly clear water. There were five blue whales...
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Jul 6, 20131 min read
Another high diversity whale watching summer excursion.
Captain Mat reports from the Condor Express the following tally for today: 1 humpback whale – good tail fluking 6 blue whales – great...
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Jul 5, 20133 min read
A gray whale in July ! No lie !
Gray whale in July ! The talley: 1 gray whale 2 humpback whales* 3 blue whales* 1 minke whale* 2,000+ common dolphins 1 ocean...
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Jul 3, 20132 min read
Blue whales and more !!
The extra wide tail fluke of a giant blue whale. 4 Blue whales 3 Minke whales 2 Humpback whales 2,500 common dolphins Captain Mat had...
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Jul 2, 20131 min read
Mirror glass and humpback whales mother lode
A humpback whale throws its tail with fog in the background. Captain Mat went west. Along the way we had practically non stop common...
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Jul 1, 20132 min read
A humpback whale runs amok in a kelp paddy.
A giant humpback whale stops to roll around in a paddy of drifting giant kelp in the middle of the Channel. 2 humpback whales 3,000+...
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Jun 30, 20131 min read
We got mugged by whales and dolphins today
An iPhone snapshot taken by Captain Mat Curto. The count: 6 humpback whales 1,500 common dolphins Again we had very sunny skies, but...
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Jun 29, 20132 min read
We had a blast with humpback whales and dolphins today
The elusive minke whale. Two were seen today in the Channel. Sunny. Clear skies. Very light winds. Smooth sea surface. All the...
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Jun 28, 20132 min read
Humpback whale “stepping stones.”
One Risso’s dolphin out of the large herd we saw today. I think I’ll author a journal article entitled “Humpback whales as giant stepping...
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Jun 27, 20132 min read
Day of the dolphins, humpback whales, and sea lions
Long beaked common dolphins in the Santa Barbara Channel come along for a ride on the Condor Express Okay, so I said it was sunny...
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Jun 26, 20132 min read
West is the best for Humpback Whales on the Condor Express Today
A group of several humpback whales are seen off the far western Santa Barbara coast. The sun shined brightly in the Channel today, the...
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Jun 25, 20132 min read
Blue whale mom and her calf…
Giant blue whales return to the Channel today! A blue whale mother and very young calf stole the show away from all the humpbacks and...
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