Santa Ana winds to the east force the Condor Express and wildlife to find calmer seas out west

Heaps of wildlife in the Channel

Happy Thanksgiving Eve trip yields 10 humpbacks and lots more...plus a football

A nice pause between storms results in 8 humpack whales. 3 of them MUGGED us.

Gorgeous conditions with a nice whale and several thousand very active dolphins.

Stunning warm day with great whale, dolphin and cave scenery.

Humpback breaching, mugging, kelping...we saw it all!

Eight humpbacks and some great behaviors including a MUGGING

Stong winds forecasted, but whales and people very happy it didn't materialize

Demon-possesed humpback breaches for almost 2-hours

At least 30 whales in the area; we closely watched 15 including some dynamic surface lunge-feeding.

Similar to yesterday: magnificent conditions, magnificent whales and dolphins

Perfect conditons. Fifty whales in the area, we closely watched 20.

Ideal sea conditions permit great looks at 20+ humpback whales in one hot spot

Gray skies, a light chop, and a whole bunch of whales and dolphins

The story of the wind and the whales

Fog sandwich and...we got mugged!

Awesome fall sunshine and nice sea conditions, a backdrop for a large number of active whales

Sunny skies with calm seas brought us very good humpback and dolphin sightings

Throngs of humpbacks continue sub-surface feeding in the Channel