Our humpback friend “Rope” is back ! Among 7 or so humpback whales watched closely on our 12 noon trip today was our old pal “Rope.” ...

Three killer whales from a group of five. Photo: Robert Perry www.CondorExpressPhotos.com Killer whales lead the list of 6 different...

Humpback whales go wild again Two humpback whales “mugged” the Condor Express repeatedly today. Captain Eric ran to the eastern Santa...

Epic bottlenose dolphin sighting A gorgeous, crisp, sunny and cool winter trip on the Condor Express took everyone on a great adventure...

Five Humpback Whales and plenty of excitement. Report for Friday, December 6, 2013. The Condor Express moved with the feeding grounds...

Captain Eric and the crew report another calm, flat sunny day on the feeding grounds today and there were two humpbacks whales watched...

The anchovy populations took advantage of the glassy, sunny zero wind day to come up and bask in the sun. Perhaps they wanted to snack...

Several breaches were observed from a local “prop scar” whale today. Prop Scar Humpback whale breaches again today. With at least 500...

Humpback Whale Show a Treat While I was stuck behind my desk at work, Captain Dave and the crew were out there enjoying the fine sunny...

The strong winds that blow to the east continue to miss the eastern Santa Barbara Channel humpback whale grounds. These winds are...

After a few days off doing regularly scheduled maintenance and a tiny trickle of local rain, the Condor Express set a course for the...

Today we watched a “new” (not recognized by us previously) mother and her calf in the east Santa Barbara Channel. Conditions for whale...

Nine humpback whale thrilled all on board the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel today. There were all sorts of behaviors to...

Photo by Capt Eric showing surface lunge feeding humpback whales Hour upon hour of humpback surface feeding. The sea conditions were...

Tale of the tails. We closely watched at least 6 humpback whales today, with another 7 or 8 in the immediate area. It was the “day of...

The Fall whale season is still vibrant and strong. Today the Condor Express watched at least 12 humpback whales. These whales really...

Captain Eric reports ideal conditions today, although there was a small 3 foot swell, but with no wind on top of the swell it was great...

First sightings of a “new” whale with an entanglement scar just like our “Rope.” –photo by Capt Eric Nickish Again we encountered “drop...

Many of you loyal readers are no doubt getting tired of hearing me say that it was yet another gorgeous, flat, calm and ideal whale...

A pectoral fin slammin’ humpback whale goes berserk. A humpback whale set a new Santa Barbara Channel record for pectoral fin slaps today...