MOTHER GRAY WHALE (LEFT) AND HER VERY YOUNG CALF (RIGHT) ARE AMONG SEVERAL SEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY MARKING THE LAST PHASE OF THE GRAY...

A MOTHER GRAY WHALE AND HER CALF MAKE THEIR WAY NORTHBOUND VERY CLOSE TO THE BEACH. 2015 04-08 SB Coast The Condor Express left Santa...

2015 04-07 SB Coast Captain Dave ran a single 2½ hour trip today with flat sea conditions and light rain. Off Leadbetter Beach about 15...

2015 04-05 SB Coast Captain Eric was at the helm for both trips today.   There was a fresh breeze but it only made spotting spouts easier...

2015 04-04 SB Coast Captain Dave found northbound juvenile gray whales on all three trips today. It was sunny and nice but with a small...

2015 04-03 SB Coast It was another fine day in the Santa Barbara Channel today. We ran a noon trip and a 3 pm adventure, and had good...

A GRAY WHALE “SNORKELS” … EMITS A BUBBLE STREAM JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE. 2015 04-02 SB Coast Today we ran two trips into the cetacean...

April was not fooling around with us today. Each and every one of our three 2½ coastal trips were spectacular, but the first two were the...

TWO NORTHBOUND GRAY WHALES TAKE A SWIM ALONG THE BEACH UP NEAR THE BACARA RESORT AT TECOLOTE CANYON. 2015 03-31 SB Coast The Condor...

2015 03-30 SB Coast Captain Dave ran two trips today, a morning adventure and an early afternoon expedition. The day started out with...

2015 03-29 SB Coast Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran two trips today, 9am and 12 noon. Although the morning trip had...

2015 03-28 SB Coast Captain Dave was back from his marine mammal entanglement conference and charged out of the gate with three Condor...

A glorious day with all three trips running (9am, 12noon, 3pm). Bright sun and calm seas prevailed on our side of the Santa Barbara...

Such an amazing day weather-wise: air temperatures in the mid-80’s, clear, sunny and in most areas very glassy. There was a little west...

WHALE WATCHERS PEER INTO THE BLUE TO SEE A LONG BUBBLE NET CREATED BY A HUMPBACK WHALE SUBMERGED BENEATH THE CONDOR EXPRESS. 2015 03-25...

We ran both a 9am morning adventure as well as a noon, early afternoon trip today. There was a funny wind situation which ranged from hot...

Captain Dave took the helm as the Condor Express ran a noon trip loaded up with happy and knowledgeable whale enthusiasts. A short trip...

It was a leisurely afternoon full of cetaceans of all sizes. Captain Dave left the dock at 12 noon and headed out into the Santa Barbara...

It is fascinating to me how the gray whale migration along the Santa Barbara Coast comes in waves. Take today for example.   Captain Eric...

We ran a single 2½ whale watch trip and Captain Eric left the docks at 12 noon for the rich and fertile whale grounds of the Santa...