A Fantastic Humpback Whale Day !
The keen eyes and sharp mind of Captain Dave took the Condor Express into the midst of a humpback whale wonderland today. He reports at...
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Jun 3, 20131 min read
Another big day for humpbacks and blue whales
Captain Mat ran out to the humpback feeding grounds and located 10 of the beasts with more in the area. A juvenile humpback breached...
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May 25, 20131 min read
Again humpback whale surface lunge feed.
A humpback whale spouts like a fire hose. Humpback Whale Feeding Deck hand Brooke reports from the ol’ Condor that, once again, giant...
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May 23, 20131 min read
Moveable Whale Watching Feast
Whale Watching Report There was a moderate chop running through the Channel all day today for the whale watching trips, and the sun was...
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May 18, 20131 min read
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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May 16, 20131 min read
Island Trip yields impressive cetaceans
After a few days of gale winds in the Channel, the Condor sailed out to the Islands today in search of beasts. Here’s the talley: 5...
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May 8, 20131 min read
The gray whale migration “times they are a changin”
My apologies to Bob Dylan for that title, but the seasons are changing and today is quite symbolic thereof. The very tail end of the...
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May 3, 20131 min read
Great trip – great conditions.
Our man David, Captain of the Condor, reported 5 gray whales today and approximately 50 common dolphins. Among the whales were two...
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May 2, 20131 min read
Outstanding whale watching
A lovely day on the water today for whale watching. Bright sun, a light breeze, and very calm, flat sea conditions. Report from the 12...
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May 1, 20131 min read
It’s whale watching showtime !
One whale watching trip today (12 noon) and 6 gray whales were closely observed. This was 3 mother-calf pairs heading west back to...
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Apr 28, 20131 min read
One cruise today – eleven gray whales !
The overcast skies gave way to partly sunny skies as the Condor left Sea Landing for its 12noon trip along the coast of beautiful Santa...
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Apr 27, 20131 min read
Monumental Mammal Amazement – 13 gray whales
Here are the counts – 13 gray whales (including 5 mother-calf pairs), 20 bottlenose dolphins and one great sighting of a Stellar sea...
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Apr 26, 20131 min read
T–E–N Gray Whale mothers and calves. Oh, my God !!
The Condor ran two trips (9am and 3pm), and had TEN cow-calf gray whale pairs….that’s TWENTY gray whales, in case you think otherwise. ...
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Apr 25, 20131 min read
One great trip with 3 pairs of gray whales….and dolphins too.
The Condor rolled out on its noon adventure to find calm seas and sunny skies and it wasn’t long before she had 3 gray whales cow-calf...
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Apr 24, 20131 min read
More and more migrating gray whale young-uns.
Captain Dave reports 4 migrating gray whale cow-calf pairs on one trip (12 noon) today, and one of the youngster breached a few times, as...
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Apr 22, 20131 min read
You won’t believe this report – five gray whale cow-calf pairs.
During this 2 1/2 hour trip the Condor watched no less than FIVE gray whale cow-calf pairs…that’s ten whales!Deck and galley person...
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Apr 20, 20131 min read
Seven northbound gray whales make for an epic adventure.
A total of seven northbound gray whales were closely followed and numerous others were in the area. Bright warm sun and a glassy ocean...
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Apr 18, 20131 min read
It’s the mom and baby gray whales show !
Ideal conditions, bright sunny and flat, were reported by Captain Dave on the Condor today. Did I mention that we are getting the final...
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Apr 17, 20131 min read
Three gray whales and some bottlenose dolphins
Report from the Condor today: Among three gray whales observed, two were a cow-calf pair. Always a real treat to see these playful...
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Apr 14, 20131 min read
Trips twice and two gray whales twice…nice!
Two young, perhaps yearling, gray whales pairs were seen on each trip for a total of four nice sightings. Captain Dave reports ideal...
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